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Erik ten Hag has a Champions League blueprint that can benefit Manchester United

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Erik ten Hag leads Manchester United into the Champions League for the first later this month and what he and the Reds fans wouldn't give for a repeat of his first sojourn into the competition proper with Ajax.

The Dutch giants surprised much of Europe with an inspired run to the semi-finals in 2019, where they were only denied a place in the final by a Lucas Moura hat-trick and a last-gasp goal in the last four.

Ten Hag had moulded an exciting side in the ethos of Ajax. They enthralled and entertained, thrashing Real Madrid in the Bernabeu and dumping Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus out of the competition. ALSO READ: United's starting XI to play Bayern in 2014 and where they are now This came after having drawn twice with Bayern Munich, who United will face this season, during an unbeaten group stage which Ajax had reached by battling through three rounds of qualifying.

They played 18 games in the competition that season, losing just two and both to late goals. There was a steel as well as a skill to a talented team which had current United players Andre Onana and Donny van de Beek as key figures.

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