Roy Keane advises Erik ten Hag how to solve biggest Manchester United problem

Erik ten Hag can establish himself as a Manchester United legend in his first season — if he cements a top-four finish and ends their much-publicised trophy hoodoo.

That's the verdict from United great turned Sky Sports pundit, Roy Keane, who suggests this is the perfect time to become manager at Old Trafford given the club's long-standing struggles. United finished sixth in the Premier League last season and that meant no Champions League qualification for the coming campaign.

United also went without silverware for a fifth straight season, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick failed to deliver before Ten Hag was hired. The Dutchman picked up three Eredivisie titles in four-and-a-half years at Ajax and has now started to make his mark at Carrington and beyond.

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Speaking to SkyBet for a pre-season preview, Keane said: "A lot of the games we've made the point, a number of times, where the team just gave up, they gave up towards the end of the season. So he's got to sort out that spirit, the characters in the dressing room and, almost again, rebuild the dressing room."

Keane added: "You've got to get that right and then the players can show their quality because, as bad as they've been, they have players who, people like [Cristiano] Ronaldo and Marcus] Rashford have shown before they can do it at the highest level.

"Getting a group of lads who fight every week, United don't even have that. It's a great time for managers to come to Man United because they've been so poor, any manager who thinks he's any sort of ego or with a CV behind him would feel like; 'I can make this team better'.

"Whether that's to get in the top-four, win a cup and if he managed to do that