I helped Jose Mourinho beat Manchester United - now I'm coaching Erik ten Hag's players

Benni McCarthy scored both goals for Porto in their first-leg win against Manchester United in February 2004 - and he's now helping Erik ten Hag's players do the same thing for the Reds.

He was the hero of that tie, and today he's helping players like Rasmus Hojlund reach their full potential. McCarthy never played for United, with his only experience in English football coming at Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United.

In 2022, he was brought on board by Ten Hag as part of United's coaching team. McCarthy was Porto's top scorer in the 2003-04 season, netting 20 league goals, including the first and last of the campaign and while his European goals took a bit longer to come, but when they did, they were significant.

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Porto had a slow start in the Champions League, only gaining one point from their first two group games. However, they managed to turn things around with victories against Marseille both at home and away. They still needed McCarthy to score twice against Partizan Belgrade to move forward.

Managed by Jose Mourinho's, Porto went through as group runners-up behind Real Madrid. This led to a match with United, who had only conceded two goals in their six group games under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Despite this, McCarthy had no problem outplaying the likes of Gary Neville and Wes Brown at the Dragao. McCarthy's first goal was a quick reaction, shooting a low volley past Tim Howard to equalise after Quinton Fortune had scored for the visitors.

United brought on Cristiano Ronaldo in a bid to regain the lead, but it was McCarthy who scored again with a powerful header - something Ronaldo would