Former Barcelona and Arsenal forward Thierry Henry has revealed that he encouraged his former employers at the Nou Camp to appoint Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag before he took the reins at Old Trafford.
The Dutchman arrived at United last summer as Ralf Rangnick’s successor at the club after catching the eye with Dutch giants Ajax. Despite initial struggles with the Red Devils, he has impressed since and has put together a viable challenge for the Champions League places.
He could potentially have been elsewhere though with Henry admitting that he had sent a personal plea to Barcelona for them to make a move for Ten Hag - only for the Catalan giants to appoint former teammate Xavi instead. Speaking to CBS after Man Utd’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League, the former French international said: “I will be honest I am a big fan of Ten Hag and I like him very much.
