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Jack Flintham

'Raid them again' - Manchester United fans make same Erik ten Hag request as Ajax dominate Rangers

Fans of Ajax and Manchester United have been saying the same thing following the former's dominant performance against Rangers in the Champions League.

The Amsterdam club were all over the Scottish side at the Johan Cruyff Arena as the two sides meet in their first group stage fixture of this season's competition. Edson Alvarez nodded the Eredivisie champions in front after 17 minutes before Steven Berghuis made it two following a deflection.

Just a minute later it was three for the hosts as Mohammed Kudus scored a beautiful solo effort to add further gloss to the half-time scoreline. The Gers had little response to the onslaught from Ajax who would make it four through Steven Bergwijn with ten minutes remaining.

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Many had doubted how well Ajax would do following the departure of Erik ten Hag in the summer to United. Their task in the Netherlands became trickier when Lisandro Martinez left for Old Trafford.

Antony would follow suit on deadline day having refused to play for Alfred Schreuder's side in order to push through the deal. However, Schreuder has gone on to lead Ajax to six straight victories in all competitions.

According to fans of both the Dutch and English teams, the consensus is that they are not missing Ten Hag – although United fans are now keen to see their club bring in more players from their manager's former side. Here is what they had to say on Twitter.

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