Of course, the 52-year-old already has a whole host of world-class players at his disposal as boss of Manchester United.
He also worked with some premier talent at Ajax but, if money, time and opportunity was no object, who would his dream squad member be?
Erik barely hesitates when answering that question, submitted by Mark, in the Republic of Ireland, as part of the first in our ask-the-manager series.
“I would prefer to have Johan Cruyff and to have him play for Manchester United,” Erik said.
“It would be magnificent what he could contribute to this club.