Former Manchester United flop Eric Djemba Djemba has warned his old club that Erik ten Hag is the wrong man to succeed Ralf Rangnick - and has instead urged United to appoint an "English manager".
Rangnick was handed the reigns on an interim basis back in November to allow the club to conduct a meticulous recruitment process, and Ten Hag has now emerged as the overwhelming favourite for the role after his sterling work at Ajax. The 52-year-old has guided the Dutch giants to five trophies during his four-years at the helm in Amsterdam, with the club currently on course to land their third Eredivisie title under Ten Hag's guidance.
But Djemba-Djemba - who spent two years on United's books between 2005 and 2007 - doesn't believe that Ten Hag is the right man to turn things around at Manchester United.. He told Sky Sports: "They need to have a good manager, a manager who knows English football, a a manager who knows English players. That is very important. I can't mention any managers because I'm not on the board, I don't know what the board want to do. For me though, they need to have an English manager or a British manager."
