Man Utd are back in the Champions League this season and their manager has the pedigree
Erik ten Hag leads Manchester United into the Champions League for the first later this month and what he and the Reds fans wouldn't give for a repeat of his first sojourn into the competition proper with Ajax.
There was a steel as well as a skill to a talented team which had current United players Andre Onana and Donny van de Beek as key figures. Ajax plundered goals and their style was built on an aggressive press and playing as high up the pitch as possible. "I've never felt as sick as this, I don't know how to explain it," said Madrid defender Dani Carvajal in the aftermath.
They got it too. Juventus, who had signed Cristiano Ronaldo to chase European glory, were beaten in the last eight. Ronaldo scored in each leg but, in an accurate glimpse into his second Old Trafford coming, his moments of individual brilliance couldn't hide the team failings his arrival created and, just as he was last year, Ronaldo was ousted by Ten Hag.
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