Jamie Carragher believes Erik ten Hag could have Man United ‘challenging for the biggest honours in a couple of years’ and backs new boss to ‘start afresh with three or four new first-team players’
Erik ten Hag has been announced as the next manager of Manchester United He will take over from Ralf Rangnick when he finishes current season with AjaxJamie Carragher has offered his verdict and says Dutchman was the right choice He says United could be back competing for honours sooner than many think
Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United’s appointment of Erik ten Hag could see them competing for major honours within the next two seasons.
The Dutchman was officially announced as the next man in charge on Thursday morning and he will succeed Ralf Rangnick at the end of the campaign.
Ten Hag, 52, saw off competition from Mauricio Pochettino and the PSG boss was the other front-runner for the job at Old Trafford.
Erik ten Hag has been appointed as the next permanent manager of Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes and Co are in desperate need of a lift and will hope Ten Hag can provide it
United have been poor this season and are battling to qualify for the Champions League. But as Thomas Tuchel showed when he took charge of Chelsea, fortunes can be transformed at the drop of a hat.
Carragher believes the United hierarchy chose the right man.
‘I think he is (the right choice), he’s the guy I’d have gone for,’ the Liverpool legend wrote for Sky Sports.
‘I know it was a toss-up between him and Mauricio Pochettino, I just feel the job he’s done at Ajax, and Pochettino, who I’m a huge fan of, has gone to PSG and it hasn’t quite worked out. At Tottenham, I absolutely loved them but they couldn’t get over the line in terms of getting a trophy.
‘This idea of four…