It bodes well for Erik ten Hag that he has made such a good start to life at Manchester United largely without his best striker at his disposal.
There have been some significant hiccups and humiliating defeats so far this season but clear progress has been made with individual and collective performances continuing to get better. Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes have improved significantly under the stewardship of Ten Hag while key signings Christian Eriksen, Casemiro, Antony and Lisandro Martinez are already making huge impacts.
United currently sit fifth in the Premier League, with a game in hand on those above them, having already played the rest of the top six as well as Liverpool. That's some going and it's been done near enough completely without Anthony Martial.
