Erik ten Hag arrived at Manchester United in the summer of 2022 as one of the most exciting young managers around, given the unenviable task of fixing a team whose decline had been nothing short of extraordinary.
His two years at the helm were anything but simple. The Dutchman won two trophies, fought with Cristiano Ronaldo and watched over some of the worst signings in club history. So, when he sat down with The Athletic to pull back the curtain on his tenure, it came as no surprise that he had plenty to say.