Ronaldo, Maguire, structure: The priority issues in Erik Ten Hag’s in-tray

Five significant matters the new manager at Man Utd must tackle, including the areas where signings are most urgent

NEW BROOM: Mew Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has plenty of issues ahead.

POWER

THE big and loaded question: can the manager actually wield enough influence over the beast that is Manchester United to do it his way? This is a chicken-egg conundrum because winning games and trophies convinces players and the executive but conviction is required from players and the executive for the manager to have his decisions backed and to be a winning No 1.