{"id":293502,"date":"2023-09-22T11:35:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293502"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T11:35:45","slug":"man-united-confirm-arrival-of-head-of-sports-medicine-from-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-confirm-arrival-of-head-of-sports-medicine-from-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United confirm arrival of head of sports medicine from Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United confirm arrival of Gary O&#8217;Driscoll as their new head of sports medicine, as he joins the Red Devils after 14 years at Arsenal<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have confirmed the arrival of Gary O&#8217;Driscoll\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The former Arsenal doctor will become head of sports medicine at Old Trafford\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United have confirmed the arrival of former Arsenal doctor Gary O&#8217;Driscoll, joining as a head of sports medicine for men&#8217;s, women&#8217;s and their academy sides.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Driscoll spent 14 years at Arsenal before deciding to leave the club in the summer and now has made the switch to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Man United have seen their medical department criticised recently as Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side suffered from an injury crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils saw 12 players unavailable to play against Bayern Munich in midweek due to injury-related issues.<\/p>\n<p>Man United have now confirmed the arrival of O&#8217;Driscoll on their official club website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/11\/75723915-0-image-a-15_1695378860577.jpg\" height=\"888\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have confirmed the arrival of Gary O&#8217;Driscoll from Arsenal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/11\/75723907-0-image-a-17_1695378866364.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Driscoll spent 14 years at Arsenal before deciding to leave the club this summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/11\/75723905-0-image-a-18_1695378868718.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He had a strong relationship with Mikel Arteta, as shown in Arsenal&#8217;s All or Nothing documentary<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Man United&#8217;s former doctor Steve McNally departed last season, with an interim in charge.<\/p>\n<p>McNally left after 17 years with the club and has now been replaced as O&#8217;Driscoll prepares for his new role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The medicine expert will be known to Arsenal fans as he appeared in their All or Nothing documentary with Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at the Gunners he was seen holding medical briefings with Mikel Arteta and his coaching staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen as to whether he will do the same at Old Trafford, with the club revealing that he has been a life-long Man United fan.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Driscoll will be looking to make his impact as soon as possible, with United having lost three of their five opening games in the Premier League this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12549043\/Man-United-confirm-arrival-Gary-ODriscoll-head-sports-medicine-Arsenal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United confirm arrival of Gary O&#8217;Driscoll as their new head of sports medicine, as he joins the Red Devils <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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