Dion Fanning: Things can only get better for Manchester United, if not Ten Hag

Whatever is wrong at Old Trafford will be highlighted again this weekend in the Manchester derby.

BIG JOB: Jim Ratcliffe at Old Trafford. Pic: Peter Byrne, PA Wire.

When Mason Mount signed for Manchester United ahead of a number of other clubs last summer, it was regarded as a significant coup. This was a triumph, not just for the club, but for their recruitment team, as well as Erik ten Hag.

Ten Hag wanted a player he had first noticed when Mount was on loan at Vitesse Arnhem in Holland and he inspired Arnhem to a victory against Ajax. Ten Hag regarded Mount as the ideal modern midfielder, good on and off the ball.