Erik ten Hag comments show that Manchester United have learned from David Moyes mistake

Erik ten Hag would have had every right to take a moment to celebrate everything he has achieved for Ajax - yet him refusing to do so underlines his elite mentality and that Manchester United might finally have chosen the right man to pick up the baton from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sea, sand and stunning scenery might have awaited for Ten Hag following his Ajax swansong. However, as his title-winning squad prepare to board the plane to jet off to Curacao in the Dutch Caribbean region, there will be at least one empty seat when that Amsterdam-emblazoned aircraft departs west.

Contrary to reports, the 52-year-old has not traded in his Airmiles for an early flight to Manchester, but his decision not to go on that customary end-of-season trip has been made with one objective in mind; switching focus straight to the impending challenge that awaits him at Carrington.

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A glance through the holiday brochures would be enough to question that decision...

However, as far as Ten Hag is concerned, business takes precedence over business class and this little nudge to his mindset also suggests United have learned from one glaring and well-documented mistake. You might argue there are too many in that bracket to understand exactly what it relates to.

"There will be a party with the staff, but I'm not going to Curacao. There is a lot of work that still needs to be done [at Manchester United] and I think that's understandable. This applies to every [new] club. A number of things still need to be organised for the staff and also with the squad. We will be working intensively on that from tomorrow."

The words of Ten Hag as he prepares to swap his tanning