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Javier Hernandez says Manchester United must get over Sir Alex Ferguson's departure – and let Erik ten Hag run the club his own way.
The great Scot was in charge at Old Trafford for 26 years, with Mexican striker Hernandez instrumental in the title-winning seasons of 2011 and 2013.
The impossible job of replacing Ferguson has seen David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer come and go.
New incumbent Ten Hag is in the headlines after a tricky summer in the transfer market was followed by an opening day home defeat by Brighton.
Javier Hernandez (left) pictured with former boss Sir Alex Ferguson at Man United in 2010
Sportsmail revealed Ferguson is part of a new United thinktank advising the club alongside former CEO David Gill, former captain Bryan Robson and football director John Murtough.
And LA Galaxy's Hernandez, 34, says Ten Hag should not have Ferguson's considerable shadow looming over him.
'To substitute a man like that is not easy. It is like winning the lottery. Do you think anyone you hire afterwards is going to be able to do 80 per cent of what Ferguson did?
'My point of view is that after Ferguson brings so much pressure that it just isn't going to work out,' said Hernandez.
'United need to now get over the fact that Sir Alex Ferguson has gone. Would we like to have someone similar? Yes, yes, yes. But Sir Alex has gone and it is never going to be the same.
'So United have to adapt and allow the next manager to do it in his own way.'
Hernandez scored 59 goals in 159 appearances at Old Trafford and spoke passionately about the club's
