It is still early days for the Erik ten Hag revolution at Manchester United, but already there are signs of progress at the club.
Ten Hag arrived with a huge amount of work to do at United following a miserable, chaotic and shambolic season overseen by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick. He immediately showed he was up for the challenge by leaving Ajax early to get stuck into his work at the club’s Carrington training ground.
Pre-season has gone as well as could be hoped so far, with a 4-0 victory over Liverpool in Bangkok followed by a 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory. In the transfer market, after a slow start, things have begun to click into gear, with Tyrell Malacia , Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez all signed.