De Ligt, who emerged as a first teamer under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, could not help his old boss keep his United job. It was the penalty he gave away that saw West Ham win the final game of Ten Hag's reign. With Ten Hag now replaced by Ruben Amorim, De Ligt believes things could have turned out differently.

Erik ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United at the end of October after a defeat at West Ham during which Matthijs de Ligt conceded a controversial late penalty