Hans Kraay junior received a nice message from Manchester on Friday. Erik ten Hag sent the analyst during the broadcast of Football on Friday the message that he was ‘enjoying’ the program. Kraay junior shared the praise of the Manchester United manager with all love, but wondered aloud whether Ten Hag “didn’t have something else to do”.
Shortly after the final whistle had sounded for every match in the Kitchen Champion Division, Kraay junior informed the viewer about Ten Hag’s app. “Now, five seconds ago, I get Erik ten Hag from Manchester: ‘I’m enjoying Football on Friday.‘” The analyst cum reporter then expressed his doubts – albeit with a joke – about Ten Hag’s decision to go and watch the Kitchen Champion Division. “You have something else to do tomorrow. Manchester City away, I think,” Kraay junior refers to this weekend’s derby.
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Kraay junior maintains a special bond with Ten Hag, whom he knows from his time at De Graafschap, where they played together. For example, Kraay junior shared De Tukker’s reaction at the beginning of September after he congratulated him on his progress in the Premier League. “I had texted him, because I liked that after two horrible matches he is now finally booking victories. I congratulated him, and then he texted back: “Fucking great‘”, says Kraay at Good morning Eredivisie.
Ten Hag, who was elected Manager of the Month in the Premier League in September, will face a serious test in the Manchester derby on Sunday. Opponent and arch-rival Manchester City is currently in second place in the league and has already scored 23 times, thanks in part to an unleashed Erling Braut Haaland. The selection of Ten Hag is a lot more difficult to score: only eight Premier League goals are currently in the books. With a win, Manchester United would book their fifth league win in a row.