Nicholas "Nicky" Butt (born 21 January 1975) is an English football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Manchester United reserve team and co-owner of Salford City.He played professional football as a midfielder from 1992 to 2011. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06. He is also a former England international; he won 39 caps in a seven-year England career. He finished his career abroad, playing for South China.