Jaap Stam advises Erik ten Hag on two crucial factors which will yield Man Utd success

Jaap Stam believes Erik ten Hag can do two things to ensure he is successful at Manchester United, should he be announced as their next manager in the coming weeks.

United had a scare recently as RB Leipzig apparently joined the race to land ten Hag. However, those claims have since been brandished ‘absolute nonsense’ by Sport1 reporter Patrik Berger.

Due to this, Manchester United are still the frontrunners to capture the 52-year-old from Ajax. And he could be announced as early as next week, following Ajax’s Dutch cup final against PSV on Sunday.

There is huge pressure on ten Hag to impress after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking and Ralf Rangnick’s underwhelming spell.

Gary Neville has already warned the Dutchman that Old Trafford is a ‘graveyard for reputations’. The pundit suggested Donny van de Beek will be telling ten Hag not to join the Red Devils.

Stam, who made over 120 appearances for United, has spoken about his compatriot’s potential arrival in the Premier League.

He thinks ten Hag needs to focus on two things to ensure he is successful – finishing in the top four during his first season and surrounding himself with coaches he trusts.

“The most frustrating thing for me is that you don’t see a clear way of playing football at Manchester United,” Stam said (via Sport Witness).

“If you look at the managers they have had, I wonder if they were given the time or could get it across to the players who were there at the time.

“The question is also whether the players could translate what a coach wanted. That’s not always the case.

“In the beginning, people still go along and say that you get time. But you don’t get that at a top club. The owners may fully support you and give you the time and space to build up