Manchester United’s recent slump under Erik ten Hag has meant comparisons with his predecessor have resurfaced.
For the majority of his first season in charge, the Dutchman has looked a clear cut above those who have recently sat in the Old Trafford dugout. But after their humbling Europa League exit, and with their top-four hopes dented, questions have been raised.
“We have all been a bit blindsided by the ‘improvement’ under Erik ten Hag this season. But they really are not that much better off than they were under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,” Mirror Sport columnist Robbie Fowler claimed last month.