Louis Saha has been left impressed by Erik ten Hag in the first few weeks of his time in charge of Manchester United but concedes it's what happens on the pitch that counts.
United confirmed that Ten Hag would be their next permanent manager following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in April, though interim boss Ralf Rangnick saw out the disastrous campaign until the end. The Dutchman got a grasp of the scale of the job he has undertaken as he watched his new team in person in their final day of the season defeat to Crystal Palace.
Ten Hag was officially unveiled as the new man in charge the very next day with United keen to move on from a disappointing year and look forward to a brighter future. The 52-year-old spoke well in his first press conference and gave a good first impression to supporters.
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Saha has also liked what he's seen from him so far. He told the PA news agency: "I think he is communicating well, that's been his strength, but it will be on the field that we will be really judging, so what I say doesn't mean anything at the moment.
"He looks strong, he has a pedigree to do what we need in terms of creating some dynamic, but let's see if he can provide the results."
The Frenchman also thinks the club must invest in the summer transfer market in order to improve upon last season, in which they registered their lowest ever Premier League points with 58. "Things have been frustrating for everybody," he added. "I think fans from all over the world can see that the club has struggled in some way.
"The Premier League is a very, very tough league. There is no guarantee for any club but at Man Utd they need to invest, they need to to clean up in some way."
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