Ajax star Sebastien Haller sends warning to Erik ten Hag over Manchester United dressing room

Sebastien Haller has suggested Erik ten Hag may not find the Manchester United dressing room as receptive to his ideas or management style as the Ajax squad currently at his disposal.

The Dutch coach is now the clear favourite to take over the reins at Old Trafford after impressing in a formal interview with United’s hierarchy last month, with the club particularly attracted to the brand of football he plays.

But Haller – who has been prolific since swapping West Ham for Ajax – has suggested it might not be so easy for Ten Hag’s philosophy and management style to transfer over to United.

Discussing Ten Hag’s potential move to United, Haller told CNN: ‘He’s clever, he knows his strengths but also his weaknesses. I think he’s trying to become better every day, so of course he’s trying to be there for the players… trying to keep everyone involved in the team.

‘But I want to say that every dressing room is different, every team is different, so you need to act a bit differently.

‘It depends on the dressing room you have so maybe his quality today can be a weakness somewhere else. So let’s see how he does.’

Ten Hag took over an Ajax team with a deeply ingrained style of play and a host of academy graduates schooled in that philosophy – a luxury he will not have at United, who have lacked an identity to their football for some time.

On the possibility of Ajax losing their manager, Haller continued: ‘I think we all understand. It’s the choice from the coach to choose what he wants. We are just his players.

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