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Former Manchester United legend Gary Neville insists Steve McClaren's vast experience in English Football will prove vital to new boss Erik ten Hag.
The former England manager McClaren was confirmed as one of ten Hag's assistant coaches earlier this week, alongside Mitchell van der Gaag.
McClaren's return to United sees him reunited with Ten Hag. The pair know each other well with Ten Hag having been McClaren's assistant for the 2008-09 season at Dutch outfit Twente.
Gary Neville insists Steve McClaren's (right) vast experience will help boss Erik ten Hag (left)
Ten Hag was McClaren's assistant manager at Dutch outfit Twente during the 2008-09 season
It was McClaren's first campaign within Dutch football and the now role reversal at United sees Ten Hag's first foray within the English game.
McClaren and Ten Hag worked successfully together during that sole season, with Twente finishing second in the Eredivisie. Ten Hag left that summer and McClaren steered the Dutch side to their only top-flight title that following term.
Former right-back Neville, who knows McClaren well from their
