Erik ten Hag was personally warned against taking charge at Manchester United by the club’s former boss Louis van Gaal – but he has demonstrated why he was right to ignore this advice.
Van Gaal – who was at the helm of the Netherlands during the World Cup before retiring from management – notably warned his fellow Dutchman against the Old Trafford role last year as he insisted he should join a “football club” instead.
Van Gaal spent two campaigns in the United dugout between 2014 and 2016, leading them back into the top four finish in his first season and then the FA Cup crown the following campaign – the club’s first piece of silverware since Sir Alex Ferguson.
