Manchester United need a strong mind at the helm spearheading their transformation, and Erik ten Hag looks to fit that description.
Being a boss at Old Trafford is pressuring at the best of times, never mind on the back of the club’s worst-ever Premier League showing. He will have to deal with questions, criticism and jibes during his tenure.
In recent weeks, they have come from countryman and former United boss Louis van Gaal. The Dutch coach was sacked in the wake of United's 2016 FA Cup triumph, so there may have been a tone of resentment in his branding of United as a ‘commercial club’ in March.