In the first part of his latest column, John Aldridge assesses the departure of Erik ten Hag at Manchester United and assesses what Liverpool must do to make this season a successful one
It’s felt inevitable for some time but Manchester United have finally decided to part company with Erik ten Hag and all I can say is: “Thanks for the memories, Erik!
That 7-0 win at Anfield back in March last year is something that will live very long in the memory. I’ve never seen anything quite like that and, in a way, I’m actually a bit gutted he’s going. Manchester United, though, are absolutely nothing to
They’ve had a really poor start to the season and are currently 14th in the Premier League table, so we don’t need to worry about them at the momen
We’re miles ahead of them on the pitch and they have plenty of issues to sort off it. We just have to go about our own business and let them got on with i
What it does show, though, is how well Liverpool have done to replace Jurgen Klopp with Arne Slot. Of course, it’s still very early days but at the minute it looks like the club did their homework wel
Slot has come in from Feyenoord and done really well, although there are plenty of tests still to come. He hasn’t brought any of his own players in yet so it will be interesting to see what happens when he’s allowed to put his own stamp on the team. At the moment, he’s got Klopp’s squad playing in the way that he wants them to which is really impressive
