From Man Utd to Minnesota: Eric Ramsay on adjusting to life in MLS

The former United assistant coach discusses his transition to the top job in Minnesota, the league's unique challenges and learning from the NBA

Eric Ramsay was looking ahead to Minnesota United's most difficult run of games since he was appointed head coach in March. A road trip featuring games in Colorado and Los Angeles in the space of five days, before returning to Minnesota, posed a logistical task as well as a sporting one. Tight schedules and travel have caught out many newcomers to MLS, but the former Manchester United assistant coach was keen to embrace that side of the league.

Part of the appeal of this league to me, and part of the reason I wanted to take my first steps here as a head coach, was because some of the things we're having to deal with are things you wouldn't necessarily have to deal with at home," Ramsay says.