Manchester United Football Director John Murtough believes the club have landed “one of the most exciting and successful coaches in Europe” after confirming the appointment of Erik ten Hag.
On Thursday, United confirmed that the 52-year-old Dutchman will become the club’s First Team Manager from this summer, signing a three-year contract with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
The Ajax boss is the long term successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the fifth man tasked with replicating the extraordinary successes achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson. United decided to appoint Ralf Rangick on an interim basis in the days following Solskjaer’s sacking, allowing Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher to complete a thorough process for the next boss.
