The Dutch coach’s friends and former charges say he is a football-obsessed control freak who’s hugely loyal to his players

Manchester United have confirmed that Erik ten Hag will be their new manager on contract to June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year

Sergio Aguero, Didier Drogba, Vincent Kompany, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes and Ian Wright have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

The Gunners may be a work in progress — but as they showed against Chelsea at least there is progress, unlike the stasis at Old Trafford

Silva beauty seals it but fortune favoured champions in both of their first two goals as Brighton curse their luck

Leicester looked set to pile the pressure on the Toffees until Brazilian's last-gasp equaliser

Good luck, then, to Erik ten Hag when he arrives this summer to become the eighth person in charge of the dug-out at Old Trafford since 2014.

Manchester United chief scout Jim Lawlor and head of global scouting Marcel Bout have left the club ahead of the summer rebuild

The 31-year-old had 129 touches, completed 105 passes at an accuracy rate of 96 per cent against Man United

What the papers say

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane claimed it was 'sad' to watch his old club in such 'disarray' after the 4-0 defeat at Liverpool

On a night when almost everything Liverpool did they did with feeling, their arch rivals were the polar opposite with so many issues laid bare 

Former Man Utd skipper believes return of Ronaldo to Old Trafford was worth the gamble

'Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time'

Manchester City and Liverpool appear in a different stratosphere right now, but Rangnick believes the gap can be cut with joined-up thinking and recruitment.

'Our baby boy, you are our angel. We will always love you'

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick remains without a number of key players but Bruno Fernandes is available following a car crash on the eve of the “underdogs” Manchester United’s trip to rivals Liverpool.

Liverpool forwards Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah’s goalscoring form is currently at completely opposite ends of the goalscoring spectrum but manager Jurgen Klopp is happy with both of them.

Ajax technical manager Gerry Hamstra has insisted the club are trying to persuade ten Hag to stay in Amsterdam despite expectations that he will soon join Manchester United

The battle for the fourth place in the Premier League looks like one that nobody wants to win