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Willem Janssen has revealed Erik ten Hag's training methods are "annoying" but described the new Manchester United manager as "simply the best" coach.

The Dutch centre-back, 35, played under Ten Hag during his time in charge of Utrecht between 2015 and 2017. The 52-year-old was confirmed as United's next permanent manager on a three-year deal earlier this week, with his contract starting in the summer.

And Janssen, who's played more than 200 Eredivisie games for Utrecht since joining the club on a permanent deal in the summer of 2014, believes the Red Devils have made a wise choice in appointing Ten Hag as Ralf Rangnick's long-term successor.

"His first sessions at Utrecht took some getting used to," Janssen wrote in The Guardian. "He immediately demanded an extra training pitch, which the youth department was not thrilled with... he constantly stopped the game, which was annoying at the beginning.

"You were enjoying the game and then the whistle was blown again and Erik would say you were positioned wrong. But he also explained why you had to stand elsewhere. And then you thought: 'Damn, he’s right'... Ten Hag's simply the best."

Ten Hag impressed at Utrecht, guiding the Dutch club to fifth and fourth in the Eredivisie during his two full seasons in charge. The latter was their best