United are coming off the back of one of the club’s most embarrassing seasons to date as they finished the season trophyless and sixth in the Premier League.

They recorded the lowest points tally (58) in the Red Devils’ Premier League history and did so in woeful fashion.

Silvestre was part of Manchester United’s period of dominance in the league under Sir Alex Ferguson. They have won four Premier League trophies in the last decade.

He believes Ten Hag needs to instill similar traits to that of Sir Alex Ferguson in getting strict with his United players.

The former French defender said (via Express):

He added:

Silvestre believes the group of players have the mentality to win trophies but that they need to be kept in line:

Erik ten Hag’s rebuild of Manchester United starts in the dressing room

Manchester United’s problems this season have mostly lied behind-the-scenes with rumors of unrest plaguing their campaign.

The mood at Old Trafford has been ominous with the players not seeming to be a collective group, but rather a group of individuals.

One of the main tasks for Erik ten Hag to focus on as United boss is to reunite the group of players at his disposal. He will look to ensure they are all coinciding with one another.

Throughout Ralf Rangnick’s tenure as interim manager, the squad seemed at odds with not only his coaching but each other.

This is a problem that Ten Hag will need to fix given that Manchester United do boast an impressive squad of talent on paper.

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