Erik ten Hag has highlighted the influence of Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson on the club after admitting that he regularly keeps in touch with the Scot following his move to Old Trafford in July.
Ten Hag is the fifth permanent manager to take charge of the Red Devils since Ferguson left the club in May 2013; and with United recording limited success in the 10 years since the former Aberdeen boss' reign ended, it is hoped that the Dutchman can turn their fortunes around. With their last major trophy coming five years ago under Jose Mourinho, Ten Hag has adopted a United squad that is arguably in its most tumultuous period in over a quarter of a century - being tasked with a rebuild if the Red Devils are to win silverware once again.
But after a shocking start with two losses in their opening two games of the season to Brighton and Brentford, United are on a run of three consecutive Premier League wins which has seen them rise to eighth in the table. And knowing that a win could take them into the top four at the end of play on Sunday, the Dutchman has revealed that he is in contact with Ferguson about how his tenure is panning out so far; admitting that he knew the job he took on to replicate the Glaswegian was always going to be tough.
