Erik ten Hag says there has been a sea change in how Manchester United are viewed in the last 12 months with “many quality players” now asking to be part of his project.
United were a hard sell last summer when Ten Hag first took over with no Champions League football and huge uncertainty over whether the new manager would last the course. But a season of consolidation on and off the pitch including silverware and with a top four spot theirs to lose has seen a transformation with targets now beating a path to Ten Hag’s door.
“I see a big difference in comparison with last year,” said the United manager whose side face Wolves at Old Trafford on Saturday. “There were a lot of reservations last year when I spoke with players.