Simon Wiles appointed head coach of Liverpool U18s

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The 40-year-old joins the Reds as successor to the long-serving Marc Bridge-Wilkinson after a spell within Manchester United's academy.

He has extensive coaching experience both within youth and senior football, working across age bands at Blackpool and Fleetwood Town before two-and-a-half years at Salford City, where he also served as interim head coach.

He made the switch to Manchester United last year and has now completed the move to Kirkby, officially taking up his role today.

His coaching journey started after a promising playing career was cut short by a series of serious injuries.

LFC Academy director Alex Inglethorpe told Liverpoolfc.com: "Simon is a highly regarded young coach and I'm delighted he's agreed to take a key role within the Academy as lead for the U18s group.

"It is a crucial phase in development for young players towards a professional career and I believe Simon's experience made him an outstanding candidate for the role.

"He has worked across the age groups at Fleetwood and Blackpool, with plenty of experience of senior football at Salford as well – most recently working in a Category One academy at Manchester United.

"That skillset is ideal for us as we look to allow our players to reach their full potential and hopefully transition towards the upper levels of the game.

"Simon will work closely with our new U21s head coach Rob Page, while Anthony Ryan will continue as his assistant coach following his recent move from the U15s.

"All of us at the Academy are excited about working with Simon and look forward to helping him develop players capable of bridging the gap to elite first-team football."

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