Erik ten Hag comment suggests he can transform Manchester United culture

It says something when Manchester United fans are so starved of joy that they turn out en masse just to see any team in Red trying to get their hands on a trophy.

It was only the Under-18s but 70,000 United supporters crammed into Old Trafford on Wednesday night to see Travis Billion's young side defeat Nottingham Forest 3-1 to lift the prestigious FA Youth Cup. It was a galvanising night for the club. United's home hasn't seen as many smiles, heard as many cheers or seen as many medals on parade for a good few years.

In fairness, United fans may well have shown their support to the youngsters to such an impressive extent even if the club wasn't a basket case, but the contrast in atmospheres to the final few games of the season was stark. The supporters have been desperate for something, anything, to cheer for and it took Alejandro Garnacho and his teenage teammates to finally give it to them.

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Because, let's be frank, the senior side are losers right now. United have lost 11 league games this season and even when they managed not to lose they often drew against lowly sides, games that felt like defeats. They went out of the Champions League with hardly a whimper, were knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the first attempt and were eliminated from the FA Cup by Championship opposition. The wait for a trophy has now stretchered to five years.

They are losers and that needs to change.

Erik ten Hag has an incredibly tough job on his hands when he arrives in Manchester this summer. The Dutchman already has an exodus on his hands with six players leaving for free but there will likely be more departures,