Robbie Savage appointed Peterborough manager after Luke Williams sacking

Robbie Savage has been appointed Peterborough United manager, replacing Luke Williams after the 19 September sacking. Peterborough sit 23rd in League One following a poor start.

Savage’s move brings his first job in the EFL. He led Forest Green Rovers to seventh in the National League last season, though they lost in the play-off eliminators. This term they are 13th after 11 games (four wins, three draws and four defeats). He will start with Peterborough on 6 October in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy against Ipswich Town Under-21s, before the league resumes with a trip to his former club Leicester on 10 October.

The 51-year-old said he was drawn to “the size of the club, the philosophy, working with young players and making them better”. He also pledged an attacking approach, adding: “if we are 1-1 at home with five minutes to go, I want my teams to go for the winner.” Chair Darragh MacAnthony described the appointment as a jolt of excitement, saying the board was impressed by Savage in an “extensive interview” and his hunger to get the squad running again.