Erik ten Hag has managed to put a shocking start behind him and oversee a significant turnaround in form as Manchester United boss, with his side winning all of their last four league games.
In the process, the Dutchman has opted to ignore some words of wisdom from club legend Sir Alex Ferguson, who is of the belief a Red Devils manager "should always start with your best player." That was what he was overheard telling UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov after a 1-1 home draw against Everton in October of last year.
At the time, United were led by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the comments from Ferguson arguably undermined the then-United manager's decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up. In the opening exchanges of Ten Hag's reign, he has dropped the 37-year-old forward more times than he has started him.
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