It's what the Manchester United dressing room has been crying out for. A manager who treats players as close to equals as possible, who demands respect is earned and a place in the team comes via performances. Alas, it is not what Cristiano Ronaldo wanted.
The washed-up forward wanted the special treatment he's had for years, the right to demand a team is built around him. That he is the altar at which the rest come to worship.
And he wanted all that having agitated for a move away all summer, had his camp leak stories that he wanted to leave on the eve of Ten Hag's first pre-season, refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham and then walked away from Old Trafford early to make sure the spotlight was once again on him.
