Erik ten Hag can give Manchester United what they had with Jose Mourinho

It's been been three years and four months since Jose Mourinho was sacked as Manchester United manager.

United's players have been tactically neglected since that Mourinho left on that December morning in 2018. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer viewed man management as his 'passion' and 'an art and a science' and he never hid his preference for that aspect of his role.

Solskjaer's win percentage against Pep Guardiola was genuinely remarkable considering how tactically inferior he was to the Catalan — and to most other managers — but he could only get away with it for so long. Solskjaer was sacked in November but his axing was six weeks too late. The writing had already long been on the wall. Solskjaer's tactical failings were his undoing.

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"You are my Solskjaer, My Ole Solskjaer," was heard from United's travelling contingent at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was a show of support from fans who understood he was in charge of a gutless playing squad. Although that's true, Solskjaer never helped himself and he was ultimately responsible for his dismissal. He was eventually out of his depth.

Ralf Rangnick has talked a great tactical game but that's not been put into practice. There is recognition that Rangnick is doing the impossible job — the players are the club have been a stain on the club's history this season — but there's no denying his tenure has been a disaster. The experiment has been a resounding failure and he was grossly unqualified to manage United.

Rangnick has had little coaching experience over the last decade. He masterminded RB Leipzig's rise through the German divisions from the boardroom instead and