Manchester United had a very simple objective for their return to competitive action against Burnley last night: let the football do the talking.
It had been a long six-week break since they last took to the field in a meaningful match, so long ago that Cristiano Ronaldo's bombshell interview had not even been teased at that point.
A lot has happened in that time, and United have become even stronger under the guidance of Erik ten Hag, such was his firm handling of Ronaldo's exit and the fallout that came from it.
