Erik ten Hag takes charge at Manchester United for final week of season

Erik ten Hag will arrive in Manchester on Monday to begin his job as Manchester United’s head coach.

The Dutchman, who was appointed on 22 April as the permanent replacement to Ole Gunnar Solskjær, had his final game as Ajax manager on Sunday, having already led them to the Dutch title.

When Solskjær was sacked in November, Michael Carrick took over as caretaker for an unbeaten three-match spell. Ralf Rangnick then replaced him as caretaker.

United are sixth in the table and cannot finish higher. If they lose their final game, at Crystal Palace on Sunday, they could finish seventh.

Mitchell van der Gaag, Ten Hag’s assistant at Ajax, will be part of his coaching staff, with the hope Steve McClaren, a former assistant to Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, will join them.