Kidd, who helped Manchester United win the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup as assistant to manager Sir Alex Ferguson, signed a contract through to the end of the season to work with manager Neil Warnock and his assistant Stuart McCall.

``Brian was always my No. 1 choice and I'm delighted because he'll be worth his weight in gold,'' Warnock told Monday's Sheffield Star newspaper.

``He brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, which means he'll get instant respect from the players. We want to be able to do a lot more individual coaching and this will allow us to do that.''

Kidd, a former Blackburn manager who also worked at Leeds under David O'Leary, was an assistant to England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson before prostate cancer forced him to take a break from soccer.