""I don't like to make any major decisions or things without speaking to Sir Alex," Fletcher said. "I've got a really good relationship with Sir Alex so he's probably the first person on the phone actually so I wanted to speak to him first. And ultimately to get his blessing, to be perfectly honest with you. "I think he deserves that respect. I wanted to run it by him and see what he thought and he was supportive of it.""
""We don't know yet, I can't disclose that," Fletcher said. "I think when you talk about the under-18s, that's a style and a system that the club thinks is best for developing players. "Of course, you try and win every football game, but fundamentally we're trying to develop players and that formation definitely suits that. So that's a club formation that we use and it's a formation that I've been used to playing for a long time as well.""
Darren Fletcher accepted the Manchester United caretaker manager role after speaking to and receiving the blessing of Sir Alex Ferguson. United appointed Fletcher following the sacking of head coach Ruben Amorim. Fletcher made his United debut in 2003 under Ferguson and won five Premier League titles with him. He will take charge for the match against Burnley and moves up from coaching the club's under-18s. The under-18s regularly use a back four and the club favours that formation for player development. Fletcher would not confirm immediate tactical changes but indicated readiness to move away from a back three.
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