Patrick Vieira lands his first senior managerial job

Patrick Vieira has taken his first step into management after being appointed as head coach of New York City FC.

The former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder replaces Jason Kreis, who was let go after struggling in his first season with the MLS newcomers. Despite a number of star signings including David Villa, Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo, NYCFC missed out on the end-of-season playoffs by some distance. https://twitter.com/NYCFC/status/663741035756023812 Fabio Capello and Carles Puyol had been linked with coaching roles at the club, but Vieira has been selected to take the reins after a successful spell coaching sister club Manchester City's reserve and youth teams. The appointment will surely spark rumours that the Frenchman is being groomed for an eventual run at City's top job, though this may be more of a long-term ambition. He will work under another former City midfielder and NYCFC Director of Football Claudio Reyna.