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Erik ten Hag will bring his Ajax assistant Mitchell van der Gaag with him to Manchester United - almost nine years after the Dutchman suffered a heart scare on the touchline.

Van der Gagg was in charge of Lisbon-based Belenenses in September 2013 when he was taken ill during a game against former club Maritimo.

He was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator - the same device that has enabled Brentford's Christian Eriksen to play again following his cardiac arrest at the Euros. Van der Gagg has regular medical check-ups - and over the last three years has become an influential sounding board for Ten Hag at Ajax.

The 50-year-old will follow Ten Hag to Manchester after the Dutchman told United he wanted Van der Gagg to be his assistant rather than former Reds coach Steve McClaren. As revealed by Mirror Sport earlier this month, Ten Hag also wants to bring Robin van Persie onto his backroom staff. Van Persie, who currently works in Feyenoord’s academy and is taking his coaching badges, remains undecided about the offer.

Van Persie, who scored 58 goals in 105 appearances for United between 2012 and 2015, is interested in working in the Premier League again although his family situation complicates the situation. Van Persie's son, Shaqueel, only recently