Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed he had two pictures of Johan Cruyff on the wall of his Ajax office.
Cruyff, who won the Ballon d'Or three times during his playing career, is a Netherlands' football legend and managed Ajax and Barcelona where his philosophy of 'total football' reinvented how the game was played. Ten Hag enjoyed great success at Ajax himself and has previously lauded the influence of Cruyff on his career, while footage of the United boss at just 13 years old on a TV show with the legendary Dutchman also recently went viral.
In an interview with UEFA.com this week, Ten Hag opened up about Cruyff's influence and credited him for making football entertaining, a lesson he has taken into his own management and to United.
