New Salford City boss Gary Bowyer has special words of thanks for Wayne Rooney and Derby County as he embarks on his new role.

The 49-year-old is the new Ammies boss, as he signed a two year deal with the League Two side.

Bowyer was in caretaker charge for the past 11 games, netting 20 points and getting the team to within two points of the playoff positions.

While he was set to go back to Derby in his academy role, he will now be permanent Salford boss from next season.

He said, per the Manchester Evening News: "I'm really excited, it's all happened very, very quickly and I'm delighted that it has.

"I have to thank Wayne Rooney and Derby County for their role that they have played in all of this, they've been magnificent for me.

"Now it's a case of getting to work very quickly, everybody was very accommodating when I was here and made a real impression on me in the short space of time so it was a very easy decision.

"We're really excited now leading into the summer, obviously there is a lot of work to do in terms of organising pre-season games, getting to work on the squad.

"We've got a real good core group here, and we'll be looking to add the right characters and the right players to hopefully improve the squad further and give us a real opportunity going into next season."