Two players can help Erik ten Hag repeat his Ajax trick at Manchester United

Manchester United are back in the Champions League and the competition's famous music will be heard at Old Trafford again.

Erik ten Hag arrived in Manchester to preside over a Europa League campaign, but a top-four finish was secured in his first year in charge and United could now face the continent's best such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

The quarter-final stage of the Europa League was reached last term and supporters were majorly disappointed with the manner of the exit from that competition, as Sevilla stunned United with a 3-0 win at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.

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Ten Hag will demand more from his players this time around and new signings Mason Mount, Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund will be hoping to make an impact as the club returns to the Champions League after a brief absence.

The Dutchman had an excellent record in the Champions League with his previous club Ajax, who he guided to the semi-finals on a shoestring budget in 2018/19 only to be defeated by Tottenham in dramatic circumstances.

Jose Mourinho was the last manager to win European silverware at Old Trafford. United won the 2016/17 Europa League with Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came close to winning the same competition in 2020/21.

The Reds faced Villarreal in Gdansk on that occasion and they just fell short on penalties, after a goal from Edinson Cavani in the second half of the game meant the two sides couldn't be split in the normal 90 minutes.

United remain synonymous with success in Europe and Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson led the club to enjoy some of its finest moments in history, from the first triumph in 1967/68 to the