Burnley boss Sean Dyche has been reassured he will retain control over player acquisition despite the imminent arrival of West Bromwich Albion's head of technical recruitment.
Lee Darnbrough will start work on 1 December as the Clarets honour a deal agreed at the request of the ex-manager Eddie Howe before he opted to return to Bournemouth.
Dyche has only been in his post for two weeks and with the January transfer window fast approaching could have cause for concern over his influence on choosing new players.
But joint chairman Mike Garlick said: "We've got someone coming in who will be heading up our recruitment function for players.
"I think Sean has been used to that sort of structure at Watford and at other clubs he has been at. Ultimately he will be the guy who chooses the players that come in."
Dyche's immediate focus will be to hold on to rising stars such as Charlie Austin and Kieran Trippier, as well as inheriting players he didn't personally sign.
Jamaican winger Dane Richards will arrive in January from the Vancouver Whitecaps after securing a pre-contract in August.
Garlick added: "The first thing Sean has to do is have a good look at what he's got. If you look at managers in the past, mistakes were often made when they come in and try to change things too quickly and bring people in too quickly.
"So at this stage it's have a look at what we've got, see how we can improve that and take it from there."
United are one of the prime movers in an effort to extend UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations throughout England's top flight.
In a conference call on Wednesday to outline the Red Devils' first-quarter financial performance, United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward revealed the matter was on the agenda of a meeting of Premier League clubs later this week.
He insisted the policy was not being driven by self-interest in terms of limiting the players rival clubs could buy, but the need to ensure vast amounts of money coming into the Premier League are not used for chronic overspending, as was the case at Portsmouth.
"It is not trying to restrict teams from competing for players," said Woodward.
"The reality is Premier League teams, as a collective group of 20 clubs, are extremely well off compared to other European teams.
"We are trying to impose some parameters about how clubs use the funds they are receiving from the collective so we don't end up with a lot of clubs making annual and regular losses."
United's major rivals, Chelsea and Manchester City, are also bound by UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations.
Indeed, it has been suggested the two English clubs who have the richest owners in the Premier League are united with the Red Devils over the need to keep spending within reasonable proportions.
"We are supportive of proposals broadly mirroring Financial Fair Play which we abide by already," said Woodward.
"Those discussions have developed.
"There is a meeting this week with the Premier League to continue to dialogue around that.
"A number of different parameters are being discussed, one of which is break even."
The striker, 22, who has five caps to his name, has not featured for his country for more than 14 months but has scored four times in six starts since Howe returned to the south coast.
Howe told the Daily Echo: "I know Michael O'Neill and we spoke regularly when I was at Burnley because we had a few lads involved in the international set up. I know Josh is still in his thoughts.
"It is up to Josh to keep doing the business. I am sure they will have representatives here to watch him and, hopefully, he can impress because I would imagine it is never a closed shop.
"Knowing him, knowing his ability and what he can do, I certainly don't think he should give up on his international career. He is still young and it is all there for him. But he has certainly got to work hard to get back in.
"I am always pleased to see players called up because it is reward for their endeavours. I would certainly want Josh to do that because it would mean he was performing well for us."
