Quinton Fortune spells out first priority for Erik ten Hag at United

“First of all, it’s good to sign Erik ten Hag up because we have the manager now for the next three years, three-and-a-half years, and what he first needs to do is create a good team spirit.

“I was very fortunate to listen to the boss [Sir Alex Ferguson] at Carrington a few weeks ago and he mentioned a simple thing like the team spirit we had, when we ate together at the canteen. It’s something very simple, that a lot of people miss out, but that created that bond – not just in the players but everyone in the staff at Carrington.

“It played an important part of a successful club to create the team spirit because we have amazing individuals, as you can see, but we’re not always playing as a team. We want players to want to come to Carrington and put on a red jersey. We know the talent is there.

“The style of football, which I’m sure he’ll implement, needs time and to bring in the right characters but create a team that is going to play for each other, play for the club and enjoy it. We need players to go out there with a smile on their face and, when you do that, everything else follows.”