Erik ten Hag echoes Philippe Clement 'Harry Potter' line as Man Utd and Rangers bosses play same numbers game
dailyrecord.co.ukPhilippe Clement warned everyone when he was appointed Rangers boss that he wasn't "Harry Potter" and couldn't wave a magic wand to fix all the team's problems.A little under a year on and there's argument to be made he's not really that close to getting the Gers under his spell after yet another derby defeat to Celtic.
Erik ten Hag has had over two years in the Man Utd hot seat, yet he rolled out the same excuse after his side went down 3-0 to Liverpool at Old Trafford on the same day.The Utd boss, like Clement, has new signings to integrate into his squad and make his starting XI better.
Neither of Clement's deadline day additions started at Celtic Park, while the Red Devils' new marquee addition Manuel Ugarte was in the stand as Arne Slot's side ran out easy winners.
And while Clement clung to a good opening ten minutes of his 3-0 defeat, Ten Hag opted to stress how early it is in the season and he can't be expected to have his players clicking after just arriving, borrowing from the Belgian's October 2023 playbook.He said: "So this is another one, we have to build him into the team.
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