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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Mikael Silvestre explains why Man Utd's "nightmare" can be positive for Erik ten Hag

Mikael Silvestre believes that the "nightmare" season Manchester United endured last year is not necessarily a bad thing for Erik ten Hag - as things can only get better under the Dutchman.

Ten Hag has been handed the daunting task of rebuilding a United side that slumped to their worst-ever finish in the Premier League era under interim boss Ralf Rangnick.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer paid the price for United's shoddy form in November of last year, but Rangnick failed to oversee an improvement during his underwhelming stint in charge. United suffered a number of humbling results and even shipped more goals than ever before in the top-flight - but even though there will be huge pressure on Ten Hag to deliver, Silvestre is adamant that things can only improve under the former Ajax chief.

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