Man Utd can learn from Man City but we must do things our own way – Erik ten Hag
Manchester United can learn from Manchester City’s success but will not try to copy their methods, according to manager Erik Ten Hag.
United head to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for the Manchester derby once again a long way adrift of their neighbours in the Premier League.
A restructuring of United’s football hierarchy is under way following the investment made by Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group, with their first move to bring in Omar Berrada from City as chief executive.
Ten Hag said: “I think you can always learn from opponents who are successful and you have to do it if you want to go to high levels but, at the same time, we have to do it in a United way.
“This is a different club with a different environment, with a different DNA. But you pick up things that can be successful and you integrate it in your own model.”
Ratcliffe wasted no time setting out his ambitions for United, arguing they can knock City and Liverpool “off their perch” in three years.
United went into the weekend sitting 15 points below City and 16 adrift of Liverpool but Ten Hag insists he welcomes Ratcliffe setting public targets.
