You might have seen the clip from Erik ten Hag's first press conference as Manchester United manager going viral on social media this weekend, the one where he suggests, with a twinkle his eye, that the era of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp's dominance in the Premier League could end sooner than expected.
It felt like Ten Hag toeing the party line at the time. This was the day after the final day of the 2021/22 Premier League season and United had finished 34 points behind Liverpool and 35 points behind Manchester City.
Those two had gone toe-to-toe down the finishing straight once again and although City held on to win a fourth title in five years, Liverpool already had both domestic cups won and a Champions League final to look forward to. It didn't feel like an era that was going to end anytime soon.
