Dwight Yorke FINALLY lands a new managerial job – after Man United legend repeatedly hit out at the lack of opportunities available to him

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has landed the second job of his managerial career.

The 52-year-old – who scored 65 goals for United in 152 games between 1998 and 2002 – has been confirmed as the new manager of the Trinidad and Tobago men’s national team.

“I am proud and privileged to have the honor of leading the Trinidad and Tobago national team,” Yorke said.

‘I look forward to working with this talented, close-knit group of players.

“Having helped Trinidad and Tobago reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals in 2000, captained the 2006 World Cup and served as assistant manager, my love and dedication to my national team is well documented.”

Yorke was previously in charge of Macarthur FC in Australia from July 2022 to January 2023

Trinidad and Tobago are currently ranked 102nd in the FIFA men’s world rankings.

They have only qualified for the World Cup once, in 2006, when Yorke played in all three group matches.

Yorke’s appointment by the country he represented 72 times as a player comes 21 months after he was sacked by Australian club Macarthur FC.

He was sacked from that role after giving a scathing speech in which he compared the club to a ‘pub team’ and described it as a ‘Mickey Mouse’ operation.

Yorke later attempted to clarify that his criticism was aimed at the club’s senior management, and not his former players.

He took charge of 19 Macarthur matches, winning 10, drawing three and losing six.

Yorke’s move to Macarthur came after he became frustrated with the lack of opportunities offered to him in England.

He was overlooked for the Sutton United job in 2019.

Two years later, Yorke publicly expressed his disappointment at not being hired by Aston Villa when Steven Gerrard was appointed instead. He had spent almost a decade of his playing career at Villa Park, scoring 98 goals.

Former striker Yorke scored 65 goals for Man United in 152 games between 1998 and 2002

Yorke wanted the Aston Villa job in 2021 before it was given to Steven Gerrard (pictured)

Earlier this year – about thirteen months after leaving Macarthur – Yorke hinted during an interview The mirror that he may have to buy a club to get another manager’s job.

“There’s been a lot of talk about it over the years,” he said. ‘The people I meet in football, we have talked about that.

“Forming a consortium, trying to get a football team the right support from maybe black owners, black millionaires or billionaires, so to speak, to embrace it. It’s something that’s probably worth talking about again when it comes to the future.

“Because, as you know, we keep going back to the facts about the struggle of black managers to get to these high positions. So maybe the only way forward is to buy a football team.”

Yorke added: “I remember having the conversation with my good friend Andy Cole. He said to me: “It’s a waste of time. You’ll never get a job in English football.” He knows what he was talking about. But I embrace the challenge. I like to defy the odds.

Andy Cole was seen jumping on Yorke’s back when they were Man United teammates in 1998

Yorke has previously spoken publicly about the lack of managerial opportunities offered to him

‘I did it as a player and I will do it again as a manager. I showed in Australia that I am a proven winner, that I can win and manage at any level.

‘But you need that chance. Unfortunately, as a player you have control over your skills and when you play. But when you become a manager, you trust that that opportunity will be given to you.’

Yorke was previously assistant manager of Trinidad and Tobago shortly after retiring from playing in 2009.