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Anthony Elanga is eager at the prospect of working under Erik ten Hag when he eventually takes over as manager at Manchester United.
Despite a turbulent season that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dismissed in November, the 20-year-old Elanga has progressed under his interim replacement, Ralf Rangnick.
Elanga was not in a first-team squad in the Premier League this season until Rangnick’s arrival and since then has made 19 league appearances.
However, Ten Hag’s football with Ajax has Elanga excited with what he can bring to Old Trafford.
“You can see the way Ajax are playing in Europe,” he told Sky Sports. “He’s a great manager with a fantastic record in Europe. I’ve seen how good he is with developing young players, so that’s one of the reasons I’m really excited to work with him.
“Obviously we’re focused on finishing the season strongly, but we’re also feeling very, very positive about next year. His experience in Europe, developing young players like myself and we’ve got other young players coming up. He’ll bring exciting football to Old Trafford.
“It all starts from pre-season and how we take in his instructions and tactics. He’ll be a great addition to the club and I’m really, really excited to work with him.”
Elanga has started to establish himself at United, with 25 appearances in all competitions this season, claiming three goals and two assists in that time.
The attacker believes the difficulty of this campaign at Old Trafford, that will likely result in a failure to qualify for the Champions League, has still provided him an important learning experience.
“Playing 25 games for the first team and making my international debut, I’ve personally learnt a huge amount,” Elanga said.
“Despite what’s happened this season, I still feel I’ve learnt a lot and I’m ready to take my game to the next level next season.”
Manchester United will next face Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.
