Man Utd: Video of Erik ten Hag analysing his Ajax tactics in 2020

Erik ten Hag has been confirmed as the new manager of Manchester United.

After months of speculation, the Red Devils finally confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the Ajax boss would be taking over from Ralf Rangnick as the permanent replacement of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Speaking to United’s official website, Ten Hag remarked: “It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead.

“I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve.

“It will be difficult to leave Ajax after these incredible years, and I can assure our fans of my complete commitment and focus on bringing this season to a successful conclusion before I move to Manchester United.”

It’s an exciting time for the Old Trafford faithful with the appointment of Ten Hag promising to usher in a new era of long-term focus, attacking football and conservation of club morals.

And naturally, in light of Ten Hag’s appointment, United fans are trying to get a better idea of how their style of play might look under the manager who has achieved so much success in Amsterdam.

There are, of course, some fantastic tactical analyses that have been drawn up by plenty of content creators, but nothing quite compares to hearing from the man himself.

And we’re happy to report that you can indeed gain a level of insight into how Ten Hag likes to posture his teams due to a fascinating interview that he conducted with Ajax back in 2020.

Speaking from the middle of the Johan Cruijff ArenA pitch, Ten Hag gave a tantalising look behind the curtain of his footballing philosophy while breaking down five attacks from his