Manchester United Treble winner Teddy Sheringham admits he wanted Mauricio Pochettino to take charge at Old Trafford.
While Paris St Germain and former Tottenham manager Pochettino was linked with the role at United, it was Ajax chief Erk ten Hag last week named as the man set to take charge at Old Trafford this summer.
Sheringham told the PA news agency: “I would have (preferred Pochettino), only for his experience in the Premier League.
“I love the way he plays football. It's in the Man United style, or the style we used to play years ago.
“I've got to be honest, I don't know an awful lot about Ten Hag. He's obviously a decent manager. But the club is in a bit of turmoil at the moment and it's going to take an awful lot to turn it around.
“He has a massive job on his hands and it's going to take him a little while to become accustomed to the Premier League. Let's hope he is given time – but we all know what football is like. We'll see if he gets the time that's needed.
"The way United are at the moment, it looks like they're in freefall to me because of the way the club's being run, from top to bottom, and everybody's rowing in different directions.
“He has to be the man to pull it all together and make sure they're all rowing in the right direction. It's a real tough job. He couldn't have come in at any worse time, for me."
