Manchester United have opted to green light a stadium change following Erik ten Hag’s plea despite ignoring the same request from both Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho
Erik ten Hag has won where previous managers have lost with Manchester United creating a new player lounge at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils’ hierarchy is to create a new dedicated pre-match area, which was a request from their Dutch manager but will impact the team’s hospitality revenue. The first-team squad had been using the No 7 suite in the South Stand for pre-match meals and hospitality.
They had to vacate it 90 minutes before kick-off however so that it could be turned back into hospitality for customers. It bagged the club more than £10m in revenue, but will now be solely used for the players as the club look to utilise unused areas in the East Stand to offset the costs, according to the Daily Express.
Louis van Gaal, who arrived in 2014 and was in charge for two seasons, as well as his successor, Jose Mourinho, both made the plea as well but were unsuccessful with their request. The Special One often got his squad to meet at Lowry Hotel in the city centre, but experienced difficulties getting to the stadium due to congestion.