Erik ten Hag might have told Manchester United fans his verdict on John Murtough's transfer business

It has been over a month since Manchester United's relatively new CEO Richard Arnold sat down with supporters to chat about the direction of the club. "Do you want me buying the players? Does that not ring a bell," Arnold said in the viral footage.

Arnold was obviously talking about his predecessor Ed Woodward, who was hands-on with the football business of the club, despite coming from a background in finance. Woodward was grossly underqualified for such a role and Arnold was trying to separate himself from his extensive catalogue of mistakes. Arnold was taking the pressure away from himself and placing it on John Murtough.

Murtough was appointed as the club's inaugural director of football last year and he's now responsible for first-team transfer business. Arnold was keen to remind the supporters of that and the chain of command last month. "Here's the money, John you are the f***ing director of Football, Erik you are the manager, who do you want," he candidly said in another clip, which was refreshing.

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Murtough was recently pictured with Arnold in Barcelona for talks regarding Frenkie de Jong and he's the man that is shaping Erik ten Hag's playing squad. United have even appointed an inaugural deputy football director to make Murtough's life easier.

It's thought Andy O'Boyle's arrival will free up around two-thirds of Murtough’s working week. O'Boyle will aim to remove plenty of distractions from his daily inbox and allow Murtough to focus on the first-team and, most importantly, summer recruitment.

Murtough has managed to complete three deals to date in this window. Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez have all made the