And so it begins. Manchester United travel to face Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup tonight in a match that could well shape the success of their season overall.
Even after dropping points across their last two league outings, United are in a good place at the halfway stage of their season, on course to achieve their goal of a top-four finish and in contention to end their trophy drought.
It has the potential to be a season of reasonable success, though the problem with potential is that no matter how high it is, there is no guarantee that it will be fulfilled.
