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Manchester United's Class Of 92 Begin Rebuilding Job (PICTURES)

Class Of 90 Coup? United's Homegrown Coaches Begin Rebuilding Job
Samuel Luckhurst
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Manchester United's rebuilding job began on Wednesday, as Ryan Giggs drove into the club's Carrington training base knowing he was the interim manager, aided by allies he has known for over two decades.

Paul Scholes returned to United the day after David Moyes was sacked and will preside over training alongside Nicky Butt and Phil Neville, as the famed Class of '92 are tasked with overseeing an encouraging end to a tumultuous season.

Butt and Giggs started in United's 1992 FA Youth Cup final win over Crystal Palace, along with David Beckham and Ryan Giggs, in what was the club's first success in the tournament since 1964, when George Best, John Aston Jr. and David Sadler faced Swindon Town.

Class of 92 (and Phil Neville)
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Back where it all began, in the 1992 FA Youth Cup final (credit:Getty)
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Beckham congratulates Giggs on his opener at Rapid Vienna in December, 1996 (credit:Getty)
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Champions: Giggs' fourth League win and the second for messrs Butt, Beckham Neville, Scholes and Neville (credit:Getty)
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None of them look convinced, do they? (credit:PA)
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Giggs savours the acclaim after a right-footed cracker at Barnsley in a 7-0 mauling, 1997 (credit:Getty)
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Giggs is congratulated on a stellar performance at Feyenoord in 1997, having assisted Andy Cole's third (credit:PA)
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Butt finishes off Wimbledon in a 5-2 barnstormer, November 1997
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On England duty at France 98 (credit:PA)
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Giggs, after scoring United's first goal of the treble season versus LKS Lodz (credit:PA)
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David Beckham celebrates opening the scoring in the 5-0 battering of Brondby in November, 1998 (credit:PA)
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United's right wing celebrate qualifying for the 1999 Champions League semi-finals at San Siro (credit:Gettye)
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Champions, 1999 (credit:Getty)
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Giggs and Butt open wide for celebrator champagne (credit:Getty)
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European champions, 1999 (credit:Getty)
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Big ears is back in red and white (credit:Getty)
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A first post-haircut goal for Beckham at Filbert Street, March 2000 (credit:Getty)
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Phil Neville, still stunned by Scholes' volley at Bradford, March 2000 (credit:PA)
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Butt, having scored a left-footer v Sunderland, April 2000 (credit:PA)
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Champions again, 2000 (credit:Getty)
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Beckham and Butt entertain themselves after the bore draw in Kiev, September 2000 (credit:Getty)
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United with Eric Harrison (and Wes Brown) (credit:PA)
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The Nevilles, Butt and Scholes occupy themselves with a task more taxing than defending the title in 2000-01 (credit:Getty)
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Beckham opens United's league account against Fulham in 2001 (credit:Getty)
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Only Giggs sees the funny side against Leeds, October 2001 (credit:PA)
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Beckham eases the nerves against Zalaegerszeg in the 2002 Champions League qualifier (credit:Getty)
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Giggs draws United level against Maccabi Haifa, September 2002 (credit:Getty)
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Giggs gets the first in a 4-0 defeat of Olympiakos, October 2002 (credit:PA)
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On England duty in Slovenia (credit:PA)
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League Cup semi-final winners at Ewood, 2003 (credit:PA)
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Casual training (credit:Getty)
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Scholes gets the goal - and the recognition from Phil Neville - but Fortune, Ferdinand, Keane and Silvestre mob Giggs - in the background - for the stunning run seconds before seeing off Blackburn, April 2003 (credit:Getty)
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Champions, 2003 (credit:PA)
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The Goodison showers, 2003 (credit:Getty)
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Beckham and Giggs are rivals at Old Trafford in October 2004 (credit:Getty)
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Paul Scholes aims for the man, rather than the ball, on Phil Neville's Everton debut, August 2005 (credit:Getty)
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Champions, 2007 (credit:Getty)
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Meeting an old friend in Milan, February 2009 (credit:Getty)
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Wondering when Gary Neville will retire, May 2009
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Champions, 2009 (credit:Getty)
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The three survivors, 2010 (credit:Getty)
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Reunited for G.Neville's testimonial, May 2011
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Back in red (credit:Getty)
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Back in Manchester, 2013 (credit:PA)
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And now on film (credit:Getty)

Scholes played in the 1993 final defeat to Leeds, as did Phil Neville, who captained United to the club's eighth win in 1995 against Tottenham Hotspur.

Their friendships have lasted through the decades and resulted in last year's Class of '92 film, yet now it is feasible Giggs, Scholes, P.Neville and Butt could lead United's recovery before the new manager is installed.

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