Erik ten Hag inherited a fractured Manchester United squad from Ralf Rangnick that was struggling to reinvent itself following the incredibly successful Sir Alex Ferguson era.
A sea of managers from David Moyes and Louis van Gaal to Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been hired and fired as the Red Devils' hierarchy repeatedly tried and failed to restore the club to its former glory.
Some of the aforementioned managers enjoyed positive moments with Van Gaal lifting the FA Cup and Mourinho overseeing United's first-ever Europa League title win. But ultimately, the Red Devils remained in the rut they found themselves in from the day Ferguson retired, with the whole squad feeding off the negative energy to the detriment of the club.
