Mikel Arteta has already given Erik ten Hag the ideal blueprint to copy from if he is to overhaul the Manchester United squad.
The Dutchman is set to join from Ajax at the end of the season after four years in the Eredivisie where he has forged an eye-catching style of football that has caught the attention of many on the continent. It was his Ajax side full of homegrown talent that reached the Champions League semi-final in 2019.
United have had a disastrous campaign after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and replacing him with Ralf Rangnick, who joined on an interim basis until the end of the season. But the German has barely improved matters and the club look set to miss out on Champions League football.