As Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United players gathered for their Friday debriefs they would have both gone through the good, the bad and the ugly from an entertaining but ultimately flawed Premier League game.
Erik ten Hag and Ryan Mason both had some positivity to sprinkle in their post-match press conference, but they also couldn't escape the elephants in the room and the issues that plague their teams.
This season looks like being more successful for United than it does for Spurs, but when Ten Hag and his staff begin to plan for next term and a more sustained challenge at the top, they will have one area that is clearly ripe for improvement.
