Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has earned praise from a surprising source this week.

Businessman and United bidder Thomas Zilliacus is among those who wants to buy the club.

While his offer has been rebuffed by The Raine Group, he has since given an interview about his plans for United.

During the interview with NOS, he stated on coach ten Hag: "From what I've seen, he's a brilliant manager.

"What he did with Ajax was amazing and what he's done now with Manchester United is equally amazing. He had the courage, which I really admire, to tell even big established stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo 'look, this is me running this and this is how I need to do'.

"And that led Ronaldo to leave the club which now seems to have been a good move, because the club is doing significantly better without him. I really hope that he stays with the club and if I become the owner I'd definitely want to see him continue."