Man Utd: Twitter thread analyses how Erik ten Hag can sort out club's midfield dilemma

Manchester United have been struggling with their midfield for years now.

Throughout the highs and lows of the Ole Gunnar Solskaer era at Old Trafford, the one thing that everybody could agree on was that United never looked as though they had a Premier League-winning midfield.

The infamous ‘McFred’ partnership of Scott McTominay and Fred has been widely maligned for the past few seasons with fans crying out for a traditional number six to replace Nemanja Matic.

But alas, the status quo remained untouched as Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick both came and went, leading to a situation where the Red Devils never seemed capable of grabbing a game by the scruff of its neck.

Instead, United seemed to be feeding off ‘moments’, flashes of individual quality, as opposed to having a coherent through line from the defence to attack that allowed them to break down teams.

As such, sorting out the mess that is United’s midfield must be pretty darn high on Erik ten Hag’s priority list as he looks to turn the tide at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ upon his arrival from Ajax.

The Old Trafford faithful have already been hanging off Ten Hag’s every word in an understandable state of fascination at how he can revolutionise the way the team plays from high-pressing to intricate build-up.

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And the beating heart of that entire style comes from the midfield, which United have desperately been trying to add Frenkie de Jong to in what is proving to be one of the most protracted transfer sagas in living memory.

A former collaborator with Ten Hag at Ajax, the Barcelona star has been hounded by United all summer long and we still have no idea whether or not an agreement will actually be