"You should always start with your best player."
That was the advice Sir Alex Ferguson had for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when he left Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Everton last season. The Scot had been talking with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov in the immediate aftermath of the match at Old Trafford and made the comment after the Russian tried to put a positive spin on the result.
Erik ten Hag had the opportunity to follow Ferguson's advice in his first game in charge of Man United this weekend, as his side played host to Brighton, but opted against doing so.
