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Erik ten Hag is gone at Manchester United but, for legendary goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, the frustration over how things unravelled will take a lot longer to dissipate. A dreadful start to the 2024/25 season may have put pay to suggestions that the former Ajax boss could thrive under a more settled sporting structure and free from that injury crisis, but Schmeichel cannot help but feel a pang of sympathy in the pit of his stomach. Erik ten Hag, it must be said, arrived at a Manchester United side when the prospect of a life without Joel Glazer pulling the strings felt like a pipe dream. With …