Now that Erik ten Hag has been confirmed as Man United first-team manager after an internal review, the club can set about landing some of its transfer targets. A superb FA Cup final win over rivals, Man City, can’t mask what was a hugely disappointing campaign for United, so it stands to reason that a handful of changes will be …

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Don’t be fooled. When all is said and done, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his board were left with little alternative than to back Erik ten Hag as Man United manager. One by one the potential replacements for the Dutchman fell by the wayside, and once it became clear that, despite a yearning for a Premier League return, Thomas Tuchel wasn’t …