Monday, March 6: Erik ten Hag 's alarm buzzes.
Peering at the date, he's reminded of how many goals his Manchester United side conceded in a disastrous, unforgivable second-half showing away to arch rivals Liverpool in what proved to be a record-breaking 7-0 mauling. No time like the present to put things right, though, and the Red Devils boss made his way to United's Carrington training base for 7am, with the fallout still raging.
The players who produced such a dire performance, leading to the club's worst-ever defeat at Anfield, were called in two hours later for a team meeting more akin to a post-mortem than an analytical breakdown.
