Overview

• Liverpool announced Simon Wiles as Under-18s head coach effective August 1, following Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s summer exit to Huddersfield Town.
• Wiles joined from Manchester United’s Under-14s setup, marking a notable acquisition from a rival Category One academy.
• He will collaborate with newly appointed Under-21s head coach Rob Page and assistant Anthony Ryan to support player progression to senior level.
• The 40-year-old coach brings experience managing youth and senior teams at Blackpool, Fleetwood Town and Salford City, including interim first-team duties.
• Academy director Alex Inglethorpe hailed Wiles’s leadership qualities as central to renewing Liverpool’s Category One coaching ranks and sharpening the club’s homegrown talent program.