How Ten Hag can save Man Utd

Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has handed six tips to the club’s new manager Erik Ten Hag.

This comes as Man Utd suffered another defeat to Arsenal on Saturday.

Recall that Ten Hag’s appointment was confirmed on Thursday, he would however resume at Old Trafford at the end of the season.

Ten Hag will inherit a squad that is set to lose a number of high-profile and experienced players from Rangnick in the summer.

Speaking on BT Sport, Ferdinand said, “These are the six points that a manager can have an influence on. You can talk about stadiums and training grounds and redevelopment but that is not where Ten Hag is going to come into play.

“You talk about six points and I mentioned the culture many times over the last couple of months. With that, I mean discipline, players made accountable on and off the pitch, you need consequences when things aren’t going right and decisions are made off the pitch. I don’t feel there’s a fear factor for any player if I do something wrong and step out of line, or don’t adhere to tactical strategies.£

Ferdinand added: “Recruitment is obvious. You can see the players that have come into the club, how many have improved? It comes down to coaching as well but how many have come in and thought they are a perfect match, I haven’t seen enough of that!

“As a manager, you have to say if you have players who don’t run around, that’s not their best asset, you have to get them doing that. At Man City, Bernardo Silva or Thiago at Liverpool, they are players that don’t shy away from hard work, they get around that pitch and put pressure on people.”