Official: Former United man signed by Mourinho sacked after just 36 matches in charge

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Lee Grant has suffered a major setback in his coaching career. United career Grant enjoyed a long spell in the Football League with clubs such as Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Burnley and Stoke City. He moved to Manchester United in 2018 in the twilight of his career to be a third-choice keeper and remained at the club until 2022, when he retired. Grant played a total of two matches for the Red Devils but was widely praised for his positive influence on the dressing room. After retiring, he was appointed a first-team coach at Ipswich Town. Grant was then appointed manager of Huddersfield Town in May 2025. Unfortunately, this season has not worked out as the former keeper would have hoped. Sacking Huddersfield Town’s official website reports that, “Lee Grant has been relieved of his duties as Huddersfield Town Manager with immediate effect.” It is also explained that, “Sporting Director Chris Markham will lead the recruitment process to appoint a successor for our Men’s First Team.” Lee Grant has been relieved of his duties as Huddersfield Town Manager with immediate effect. Sporting Director Chris Markham will lead the recruitment process to appoint a successor for our Men’s First Team.#htafc — Huddersfield Town (@htafc) January 17, 2026 Yesterday afternoon’s loss to nineteenth-placed Burton Albion was seen as the final straw. Grant took charge of 36 competitive games for the Terriers and leaves them in sixth place in League One. Huddersfield Town Owner and Chairman Kevin Nagle commented, “I would like to thank Lee for his efforts and wish him nothing but the best for his future career.” He added, “our previously stated aims and desires for the season remain the same, and we will be making a change with those ambitions still firmly in mind.” Lee Grant stats as Huddersfield manager Matches playedWinsDrawsLossesWin % 361581342 Source: Wikipedia The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.