Manchester United first-team coach Benni McCarthy knows he has his work cut out for him as he faces a huge task with Premier League fixtures coming through thick and fast.

The 44-year-old coach recently joined the Red Devils’ first-team coaching staff after he was appointed as striker coach for the season.

McCarthy brings a wealth of experience with him, having previously been at the helm of DStv Premiership sides Cape Town City and AmaZulu, while he was also the assistant manager at Jupiler Pro League Sint-Truiden.

The Bafana Bafana great has revealed he is working with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo as he continues to try to help improve the club’s attacking department.

“I’m part of the technical team, first-team coach, obviously. So together with the manager and the assistant manager, when they construct the training sessions, I’ll be in and around and just help where I can and then having my role with the offensive players,” McCarthy told SuperSport’s ‘Super Saturdays’.

“Co-ordinating movements and finishing and making sure that the guys are sharp and that they’re ready and that the goalscoring continues and that they get the right goal scoring boots on, so that will be my functions.

“So far, it’s been going good. I’ve had a few opportunities to work with [Cristiano] Ronaldo and the rest of the guys up front and working on our finishing. But as the time goes by and things start getting more hectic with the Premier League schedule, I think I’ll have more time and find my feet and then I’ll have my work cut out for me.”