Upon the final whistle at Old Trafford on Saturday, after Manchester United had put in arguably their worst showing of the season, Erik ten Hag cut a disconsolate figure.
As Bournemouth celebrated their 3-0 win and United’s players trudged off following an 11th defeat of the campaign, Ten Hag just stared into space, perhaps realising that, like many of Europe’s best coaches before him, turning around this fallen giant is beyond him.
