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While Arsenal ultimately came up short in their pursuit of Champions League qualification last term after falling spectacularly at the final hurdle, there was one constant positive throughout their campaign.

The Gunners managed to push local rivals Tottenham Hotspur right to the wire and did so with a youthful, vibrant team littered academy graduates such as Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah. This is a model Erik ten Hag can look to deploy as he prepares for life at the helm of Manchester United.

For all of the Red Devils concerns (and there are plenty), being starved of young, talented players is not one of them. As is the United way, the club have more than enough talented teenagers waiting in the wings if and when they are required.

Given Ten Hag's background as the manager of Bayern Munich reserves and his time as first-team boss of Ajax, it is likely the Dutchman is a huge advocate of promoting young talent. Ajax's entire model in recent years has been to rely upon players made from within the club before selling them on at a huge profit.

One of the players the Eredivisie giants did that