This article explores the trend of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag consistently signing players he previously worked with. From Lisandro Martinez and Antony to Sofyan Amrabat and Matthijs de Ligt, Ten Hag's recruitment strategy reflects a preference for familiar faces.
"It is natural in the human nature to work with somebody you’ve worked with previously in all contexts, in all business contexts," Dan Ashworth explained in the Old Trafford boardroom earlier this month.
David Moyes brought Marouane Fellaini to these shores, Jim Leighton followed Alex Ferguson south of Hadrian's Wall, Ron Atkinson coaxed Remi Moses and Bryan Robson from West Brom after Dave Sexton and Ray Wilkins got together again in Manchester. Ashworth reminded us that Leny Yoro and Manuel Ugarte are not Ajax-schooled or born in the Netherlands. Ten Hag had also "never worked with Zirkzee - and you can’t say just because he’s Dutch, he knows him! You would put the whole of the English market to me!" Ashworth laughed.
As chief executive Omar Berrada reiterated on Wednesday, United have provided a structure to "provide greater support to our manager" Ten Hag. Ashworth has made it known that recruitment is not down to one person.
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