After a difficult campaign at Old Trafford, and with squad changes likely to punctuate the coming weeks, Ten Hag will depart Ajax later this month and swiftly undertake a job which requires remedial work first before restoration can begin.
Former United goalkeeper van der Gouw – who, like Ten Hag, hails from Oldenzaal in eastern Holland – believes that the Reds’ new appointment will look to swiftly make fundamental changes so that he can build .
“I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes for Erik ten Hag at United,” van der Gouw told ManUtd.com. “He has made small steps all along the way in his career and everywhere he has gone it has taken a little bit of time to implement what he wanted to do before people could see it working, but it has worked.