Derby bring back ex-England boss McClaren as manager

Steve McClaren has returned to have a second spell as Derby County manager, the Championship club have confirmed.

The former England manager has signed a deal to keep him at the club until the summer of 2018.

Assistant manager Chris Powell will continue in his role, while coaches Kevin Phillips and Pascal Zuberbuhler will also be kept on.

Chris Powell had been in caretaker charge and had been tipped to get the job before McClaren emerged as a candidate on Wednesday.

Powell will remain as assistant manager with first-team coach Kevin Phillips and goalkeeping coach Pascal Zuberbuhler also staying at the club.

McClaren was sacked by Derby after two years in charge in May 2015 and took over at Newcastle the following month.

He moved to St James' Park after the Rams missed out on the Sky Bet Championship play-offs in 2014-15. Derby won just two of their last 13 games as they dropped from top to eighth.

McClaren fared little better at Newcastle and heavy spending failed to address the inadequacies in his squad before he was sacked in March with the Magpies on the brink of relegation from the Premier League.

He lost 18 of his 31 games in the north east, winning just seven.