Scottish Daily Mail

TEN HAG EAGER TO PUT UNITED BACK ON TOP

- By CHRIS WHEELER

ERIK TEN HAG has vowed to end Manchester City and Liverpool’s domination of English football after officially taking over as Manchester United manager yesterday. The 52-year-old former Ajax boss was unveiled at Old Trafford and immediatel­y set his sights on breaking the strangleho­ld of United’s two greatest rivals. Asked if that was possible while Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp remain in charge, Ten Hag said: ‘I think so, yeah. ‘Liverpool and Manchester City play fantastic football, but you will always see an era come to an end — I am looking forward to a battle with them. There are similariti­es with both clubs (United and Ajax). ‘Both are used to having success, and that is the biggest similarity. ‘It’s all about winning titles. In Ajax,

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