Phelan wants top job one day

MANCHESTER UNITED assistant manager Mike Phelan admits he remains ambitious to be a manager — but has no intention of quitting Old Trafford just yet.

Burnley made a tentative approach for the 48-year-old following the dismissal of Brian Laws last year. Phelan was not interested, although discussions did not actually reach as far as him.

However, there will come a day — maybe when Alex Ferguson calls it a day — when he branches out on his own.