Roy Keane aimed a not-so subtle dig at Sir Alex Ferguson as he named his greatest Manchester United XI.
14.04.2022 - 11:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has been warned by Rio Ferdinand that he could be ‘chewed up and spat out’ by Manchester United’s players next season, but his experience working with Pep Guardiola at 'big club' Bayern may help.
United look to be closing in on the the Ajax boss, with the Reds aiming to have their appointment over the line before the end of the season. Reports this week have suggested the framework is in place for Ten Hag to arrive on a three-year deal.
Despite emerging as United’s preferred candidate in recent weeks, the club’s players still don’t seem entirely convinced. As reported by the Manchester Evening News, there is a split in the Old Trafford dressing room over Ten Hag’s arrival, with some viewing it as an underwhelming appointment.
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Should his appointment be confirmed, Ten Hag will have a crucial summer ahead of him following what has been a dismal season for the club. And he has been told by former defender Ferdinand he will have to change the culture at Old Trafford, or risk suffering the same fate as his predecessors.
“I've got to take my hat off to him because this is a risk,” Ferdinand told his Vibe With FIVE YouTube channel. “Many managers have been spat out here and he has good stock in the game at the moment.
“He's valued and looked at as a very good coach and he's coming in and he's risking that. We've seen many managers now with far more experience, who have won much more than Ten Hag, bigger reputations, who have come in and been chewed up by this football club and spat out. And the players are still the same.
“So he has to find a way of getting in there and managing the characters, the
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