Manchester United appointed Erik ten Hag because they needed to change. They want to rebuild and put their dismal 2021/22 campaign behind them.
Ten Hag wants to turn United into a high-pressing team for next season, and he has now doubled down on that take. Late in 2021, Ralf Rangnick was appointed as interim manager and he wasted no time at all in looking to implement a brand of football that involved his side pressing from the front. He soon abandoned the plan.
Rangnick recently admitted he had to come to a 'compromise' with 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo leading the line. Ronaldo is expected to play a key role in Ten Hag's plans for next season, so it may be that Ten Hag looks back to last season in order to gauge how effective his plan could be.
