Erik ten Hag has admitted Manchester United's failure to qualify for the Champions League is 'painful'.
United announced the appointment of Ten Hag on a three-year contract with the option of an additional year last month and his arrival at Old Trafford is now imminent. The Eredivisie season is officially over and Ajax are Dutch champions again.
Ten Hag will be hoping to bring some of that good feeling to Manchester. United have endured a bleak season - the club equalled their longest trophy drought for 40 years - and Ten Hag is set to take on the biggest challenge of his career.