Manchester United will be pleased with their important 2-0 victory over Brighton on Tuesday but it's not one that will linger through history.
Perhaps that's why Ralf Rangnick tried to add some gravitas to the evening with a well-placed reference to a literary classic.,
During a post-match interview with BBC Sport, Rangnick said: “First half was Mr Hyde, second half Dr Jekyll and for a change [the result] was different.
"In the end it was important to get the three points against an in-form team. Brighton are very possession-based, full of confidence and we had to take more risks in the second half. It paid off."
It's become a theme under the Rangnick era that United only seem to play well for a period of 45 minutes. They never have consistency in their performance levels, but there are reasons for the Reds turning most of their games into psychological thrillers.
1. Lack of pre-season time
Everyone knows it's completely different when you don't have pre-season in the bank and it's clear that Rangnick is struggling to get his pressing ideas across because United's players simply don't have the fitness to match it.
Pre-season gives managers opportunities to drill in exercises with the squad and, while the players currently train every day, they're doing so in a congested fixture period. That impacts how quickly you can get ideas across given the vital importance of recovery sessions.
Players like Marcus Rashford, Fred, Harry Maguire and Edinson Cavani have had rough patches throughout the season and competing in international competitions in the summer certainly didn't help anyone.
It's why Rangnick's players look tired. They don't have the stamina to pick up such an intense philosophy midway through a campaign.
2. Relying on individual moments... still!
One of the criticisms of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's time at United was that his team often relied on individual moments of brilliance rather than much in the way of team collectiveness. Supporters may have been blinded by the fact that Rangnick is an exemplary tactician, but it's obvious that these moments of individual brilliance still exist.
In the game against Brighton, United had to rely on a cheap giveaway from Graham Potter's team that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to score a sensational goal.
It took quick thinking from Paul Pogba to feed through Bruno Fernandes for United's second, but there is still no overall dominance in the performances. Rangnick's team had 49% possession, whereas Brighton had 51%.
United are still playing as individuals rather than a team. Certainly, they're not performing how Rangnick wants them to.
3. Square pegs in round holes
There are a lot of players in the United team who are only filling in as temporary solutions and it's not conducive to coherent displays.
Scott McTominay has been playing as a number six, but that clearly isn't his best position. The same goes for Fred. People have suspicions he's a good defensive player, but he isn't. He's better at getting forward.
Rashford has recently been lining up on the right-hand side of United's attack, but he's not a right-winger. His best position is on the left.
Constantly chopping and changing on the left-hand side also doesn't help people like Luke Shaw, who needs an established partner alongside him in order to build a relationship down the touchline.
Players performing out of their favoured positions won't help get the best out of them and it's another why United haven't been able to produce consistently under Rangnick.
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