Erik ten Hag's former assistant at Manchester United has slapped down the suggestion that the Dutchman had a major hand in the club's failed transfer dealings. Rene Hake joined United in the summer alongside Ruud van Nistelrooy as one of Ten Hag's trusted advisors. But Ten Hag was sacked at the end of October following a defeat at West Ham , with Ruben Amorim replacing him. Hake and Van Nistelrooy were both let go when Amorim arrived as the new boss made a clean sweep of the former manager's