He has worked with Head of the academy Nick Cox, Under-18s coach Adam Lawrence, and Under-21s boss Travis Binnion.
Lawrence told the Manchester Evening News: It's been great with Phil, he is with us weekly.
He spends time with the under-14s and under-18s as well so he gets to experience like the different age groups of the academy.
But for us, he's been great. He's obviously from the club in terms of his background and what he's done here and I think as well for the players, to not just learn from him in terms of the areas of his game and his knowledge, but also some of the off the field stuff and what they're going through - whether it be team selection, how you prepare for games, diet, nutrition.
He's added some real value from a different way.
Hopefully, we've given him the opportunity to start coaching on the field with players. I know he's been of massive value and he'll continue to do that as well."