When Erik ten Hag arrived at Manchester United a year ago, there was one characteristic he wanted to add to his team above all else - leadership.
The Dutchman rightly judged that the corridors of Old Trafford had been lacking strong characters in a dismal 2021-22 season and he acted swiftly to correct the issue.
In came the experienced heads of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen, while Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez also joined with the latter in particular adding fresh steel to the team.
Those arrivals had the desired effect and all, perhaps bar Malacia, have been fundamental to United's success this season - with January signings Wout Weghorst and Marcel Sabitzer adding even more of the knowhow Ten Hag clearly values.
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