will seek the advice of Erik ten Hag after were drawn against Liverpool in the group stage.
The Eredivisie champions were drawn in a tough looking section which also includes Rangers, who knocked out Ajax’s Dutch rivals PSV Eindhoven in the final qualifying round, and Napoli.
Ten Hag, who left Ajax for Old Trafford in the summer, plotted Liverpool’s downfall on Monday has he enjoyed his first win since taking over from .
Reacting to being paired with Liverpool, former United goalkeeper and current Ajax CEO Van der Sar said: ‘Maybe we can get some tips from Erik on how he prepared the team so it would be nice to have a little bit of co-operation that way.
‘We have lost six players this summer — that’s a lot, and we also have a new coach, but we are still confident we can put together some great performances in the Champions League.’
Liverpool, last season’s beaten finalists, will be strong favourites to progress as group winners but know the challenge Ajax and Napoli will represent.
The Reds beat Ajax 1-0 twice when they were draw together two seasons ago, while they only progressed to the knockout phase at Napoli’s expense en route to winning the trophy in 2019 after Alisson made an iconic late stop to secure a 1-0 win at Anfield.
Rangers, however, making their first appearance at this stage of the competition for the first time in a decade, will represent an altogether different challenge and one that Jurgen Klopp will not be taking lightly.
‘This is a proper, proper challenge. We did not ask for any favours and we have not been given any but this is not a competition where you can look for easy ways through, because the standard is always unbelievably high.
‘The difference this year is that the group stage will be shorter than usual, so we will have to be ready not just for the quality of the opposition but also for the different demands and rhythms.
‘Rangers are a new opponent for us but we know them too. Their story over the last few years has been really interesting and they did really, really well to qualify for the group stage, given the teams they were up against in the qualifying matches.’
