Ex-Man Utd coach Rene Meulensteen’s daughter now a reporter on Soccer Saturday

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    Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen's daughter is now a Sky Sports reporter and works on Soccer Saturday.

    The Dutch coach had two spells at Old Trafford, working as a reserve team manager, technical coach and assistant manager before leaving the club in 2013 following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. Nine years on, fans can see his daughter Pien Meulensteen on their screens every weekend as she acts as a reporter for Soccer Saturday.

    Her most recent appearance came last weekend when she provided updates from Deepdale as Preston North End fell to a 2-0 home defeat against Stoke City in the Championship.

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    According to her LinkedIn profile, Pien graduated from the University of Salford with a first class honours degree in broadcast journalism, before embarking on her career as a football reporter.

    She has gone on to work for the likes of BBC Sport, Radio 5Live, CBS, DAZN and the Premier League. During the summer, Pien worked as a commentator on the Women's Euros in England.

    Earlier this week, she was also a member of the broadcasting team for Amazon Prime Video's coverage of the Premier League. Having been born in the Netherlands before moving to England, Pien is fluent in both Dutch and English.

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    This has allowed her to work for media outlets in both nations, including Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport, for whom she reported on the 2021 FA Cup final.

    Meanwhile, the 25-year-old has also done work for her dad's former club, working as a presenter for MUTV and commentating on women's team matches.

    As for her dad, he returned to England just a few months after leaving United in 2013, joining Fulham as assistant manager to compatriot Martin Jol.

    When Jol was later sacked, Meulensteen took over as manager and was in charge for 17 matches before being sacked in February 2014 with the Cottagers rooted to the foot of the table.

    Following spells working in the USA, Israel and India, Meulensteen took up a role with the Australian national team in August 2018 and has remained as manager Graham Arnold's assistant ever since.

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