Erik ten Hag will demand a response from his side when they face Brighton at Wembley later today. It is easier said than done.
For all the progress they have made this season, Manchester United's campaign is in danger of being remembered as much for their hatful of humblings as it will be for the strides forward they have made.
The latest of those was as damning as any that went before. United wanted the narrative to move on from their capitulation at Anfield as if it were a one-off, but even without a number of key players there were no valid excuses to be made.
