Jurgen Klopp has already told Manchester United what they need to be a success under Erik ten Hag

The summer of 2022 promises to be the most important in Manchester United's recent history.

After believing that the big-money additions of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo last summer would turn them back into genuine Premier League title contenders, United are going to end the season trophyless once again and, potentially, without Champions League football secured for next season. The size of the challenge awaiting their next manager, therefore, is quite frankly enormous.

And all of the pointers suggest that the man tasked with overseeing that challenge could be Ajax boss Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman, as revealed by the Manchester Evening News , is the club's preferred candidate to succeed Ralf Rangnick, although Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino remains in the frame.

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Ten Hag has built up a reputation for being a hugely respectable and likeable figure in recent years because of the job he has overseen at the Johan Cruyff Arena. After taking over the reins in December 2017, succeeding Marcel Keizer, the 52-year-old has put the Dutch heavyweights back on the map, leading them to two Eredivisie titles and numerous scalps in the Champions League, all whilst playing an attractive brand of football and singing from the same hymn sheet that everyone within the club follows.

Ajax's strict philosophy and collective vision is what has made Ten Hag's tenure so successful. It has allowed him to have solid building blocks in place, develop youngsters, perfect recruitment, both in and out of the club, and enjoy plenty of success.

And it is the organisation and structure that Ajax in