QPR appoint former England boss McClaren as new manager

ByReuters

Updated 18/05/2018 at 15:18 GMT

Queens Park Rangers have appointed Steve McClaren as their new manager on a two-year contract, the English second-tier club announced on Friday.

Chris Powell and Steve McClaren

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The former England boss will replace Ian Holloway, who was sacked by the club after finishing 16th in the Championship last season.

McClaren, 57, returns to Loftus Road, having been a coach at the club under former manager Harry Redknapp in 2013.

"It's great to be back – and it's a challenge that I'm excited by," McClaren said in a statement on the club's website http://www.qpr.co.uk.

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"From the outside, I've seen the progress, work and changes that have gone on – especially over the last two years – in streamlining the squad and getting the budget down. The board and owners deserve credit for that."

I like to play attractive, attacking football – and we've got young, hungry footballers here who can play that way."

McClaren has not been in a managerial role since his second spell at Derby County came to an end in March last year.

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