It's probably not been the start Erik ten Hag hoped for.
The rebuild that was needed at Manchester United under the new manager following the club's worst-ever Premier League campaign is yet to come to pass. Business has been painfully slow in the transfer market, with only left-back Tyrell Malacia recruited so far.
To make things even worse, the club's only natural striker and highest scorer by far last season, Cristiano Ronaldo, now wants to leave. United maintain he is not for sale but that sort of disruption just before the side embarked on their pre-season tour was far from ideal, especially when Ronaldo hasn't travelled to Thailand due to a family issue.
