Erik ten Hag has leant on Jadon Sancho to give him advice on just how to stop Erling Haaland.
Halting the Man City striker has been almost impossible as he's fired in 11 Premier League goals in seven games, with only Bournemouth shutting him out so far.
No one has been able to stop Haaland this season
Rival players are even talking to each other in order to glean information on what it's like to face him, not that it has helped.
One person who knows him more than most is former Borussia Dortmund teammate Sancho.
The two will come up against each other on Sunday during the Manchester derby.
"It's our job as staff to look at someone like Haaland in advance. If an individual makes a huge contribution, we need to analyse them," said Ten Hag.
"But of course you talk with your players as well. When someone has played in the past with a particular opponent, like Sancho and Haaland, you ask him."
Manchester United were one of the teams linked with Haaland this summer, but they weren't even on the list of contenders.
Sancho and Haaland formed a strong partnership at Dortmund
Haaland's father, Alf-Inge, revealed in a documentary that they used a points system to determine his next move.
When that was put to Ten Hag and the United boss asked how the club goes about attracting the best players in the world, he retorted: "We have them already in."
Pushed to expand, the Dutchman said: "Let's say they have the potential, some have the potential to become (the best in the world) and some already are there.
Ten Hag insists Man United can still attract the top players
"Because we have world champion players in our squad nowadays, so they are the best of the world. You can say that. We have a lot of players who already win the biggest titles in the world.
"I'm sure when I go back in the window, a lot of players you feel that Man United is a really attractive club for them so I'm not concerned about that point."
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