They have all tried to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson, but David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick never quite managed it. Until Erik ten Hag did. Not, admittedly, by winning two Champions Leagues and 13 Premier Leagues, but by reviving memories of the worst result of Ferguson’s 1,500-game reign. His Manchester United, like Ferguson’s, conceded six goals in a Manchester derby.
Go back to 2011 and there was a palpable sense of shock at the scoreline. Now? Mild surprise, perhaps.
