Gary Neville has lauded Erik ten Hag in the wake of Sunday's Carabao Cup triumph and believes the Dutchman is already as important to Manchester United as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are to their respective clubs.
Ten Hag has made a significant impact at Old Trafford since he was lured to the club from Ajax last summer and landed his first trophy with a 2-0 win over Newcastle at Wembley.
Sunday's victory ends United's six-year silverware drought and underlines just how far the club have come in a short period of time under Ten Hag, who endured a tough start to life in English football in the form of chastening back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Brentford in the opening weeks of the Premier League campaign.
