Sir Alex Ferguson has been pictured enjoying a meal with current Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag.

A photo emerged on social media last night of the legendary Scottish figure with the Dutchman in the city. 

It's said that the pair met last night for dinner and a glass of red.

Since Ferguson retired from management almost a decade ago, things haven't been the same at Old Trafford.

David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have all come and gone, as well as Michael Carrick and Raplh Ragnick as interim gaffers.

People were sceptical when Ten Hag was announced as the club's new manager last summer. 

Tasked with a huge rebuild job, it almost seemed like the last role of the dice by United after several failed appointments. 

Things got off to a terrible start, with defeats to Brighton and Brentford in the opening two games of the season. 

Jokes were made about the Red Devils being in a relegation fight this term.

However, how the Dutchman has proved everyone wrong. 

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United are flying and look to be back on the right track to get back to the top of English football.

They're currently just five points off Premier League leaders Arsenal and three behind Man City in second.

United take on Newcastle in this weekend's League Cup final in what is a great opportunity for Ten Hag to lift his first trophy in English football so soon into his United managerial career.

They also take on Barcelona this Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League play-off tie. The game is finely balanced at 2-2, with a spot in the last-16 at stake. 

And it would appear Ten Hag has called upon the wisdom of United legend Sir Alex ahead of the huge double-header this week.

The pair could be seen deep in discussion in the photo shared online.

It's clear with the way Ten Hag handles himself that he takes great inspiration from Ferguson.

The former Ajax head coach is already highly thought of by the United faithful, with the fans right behind his rebuild job already.

A change in ownership appears to be on the cards in the coming months ahead of the summer transfer window. 

With that significant investment lying ahead, with some more additions, United could become the force they once were under Sir Alex yet again.