DERBY COUNTY have appointed Liam Rosenior as their new interim manager.
The news comes just over 24 hours after Wayne Rooney’s shock departure from Pride Park.
Rosenior was Rooney’s assistant manager right up until he left the club on Saturday.
Derby were relegated from the Championship last season following a 21-point deduction for going into administration.
Their League One campaign gets underway on July 30 at home to Oxford United.
A statement from the club read: “Derby’s players will return to Moor Farm Training Ground on Monday morning to start pre-season training and Rosenior will head up preparations for the upcoming 2022/23 League One campaign.
“Rosenior, 37, will be supported by the existing first-team backroom staff.
“Rosenior has spent the last three years on Derby’s coaching team, initially as Specialist First Team Coach before stepping up to be Assistant Manager to former manager Wayne Rooney midway through the 2020/21 campaign.”
More to follow.