Ajax coach Erik ten Hag is winning more admirers inside Manchester United.
The Mirror says Ten Hag has put himself in the frame to become Manchester United 's next manager – by turning a bunch of Premier League journeymen into Champions League record-breakers.
Ten Hag's side confirmed their place in European's football's top club competition in midweek by securing a perfect record of six victories in a group that included Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Besiktas.
Ajax are also at the summit of the Eredivisie table and on course to win their third successive title.
United pride themselves on having a homegrown player in every first-team squad for the past 83 years.
Ten Hag nurtured talents like Hakim Ziyech, Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt and United's Donny van de Beek before Ajax sold them for big money.
The Dutchman's ability to pull performances out of players who failed to make the grade in the Premier League has also caught the eye of United's American owners.
Sebastien Haller, Daley Blind, Davy Klaassen, Steven Berghuis, Dusan Tadic and Maarten Stekelenburg are all thriving under Ten Hag in Amsterdam after spending time in the Premier League.
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