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Manchester United appointed Erik ten Hag for his met meticulous approach to just about every facet of elite level football management - but even they may have been surprised by his latest request.

The Dutchman is famed for his possession-focused, slick passing football philosophy. It is what made his Ajax team so successful, with the new Red Devils manager overseeing three Eredivisie title victories during his reign in Amsterdam.

Ten Hag is keen on implementing a similar style at Old Trafford next season, something the United fanbase are incredibly excited about given some of the dour football that has been on show at the Theatre of Dreams in recent years.

With that in mind, the conditions Ten Hag operates in have to be just right for the 52-year-old to have the best possible chance of success. It is for that reason he has handed over a list of requests for United staff before pre-season starts later this month.

One of them is his desire to have every single pitch at United's Carrington training base as well as the Old Trafford turf cut to 1.5centimetres to allow for quicker and slicker passing between his players. It is something he insisted upon while manager of Ajax.

While it was possible