Fans had never heard of him - but he could prove the one that got away from Man United

Manchester United’s coaching revamp this summer has seen Old Trafford hero Ruud Van Nistelrooy return to familiar surroundings while Rene Hake has also joined - but it’s a name who left last season whose star might ultimately burn brightest.

Eric Ramsay opted to depart United for the top job at Minnesota United in Major League Soccer and he’s made an immediate impact at a club that had plateaued during Adrian Heath’s seven year tenure. Ramsay is just the club’s second manager and while the Loons are only mid table as they chase a play off place, the new boss has impressed tactically and personally in his new surroundings.

He was something of a surprise appointment and at 32 is the youngest coach in the league by a distance. But his CV is impressive. He cut his coaching teeth in the lower leagues before joining Chelsea and subsequently United in 2021.

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His role at Old Trafford grew from player development and set pieces under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to assistant first team coach with Ten Hag. His ability to speak Spanish and French helped him integrate players and he was well thought of at the club.

But the lure of being number one with Minnesota proved to great a pull and Ramsay made the brave call to move across the Atlantic with his young family. Five months into his tenure we get the lowdown from Star Tribune journalist Jerry Zgoda on how Ramsay is faring.

"Pretty comfortably, considering he was hired late and arrived four matches into the regular season, after interim manager Cameron Knowles coached the team to a season-starting