Erik ten Hag's strongest Manchester United side is beginning to take shape.
The difference in results and performances from his first two Premier League matches in charge to the four that followed couldn't be starker. United were humbled by Brighton on the opening weekend and then absolutely destroyed the next at Brentford. A big aspect of those matches was the players were not able to carry out Ten Hag's ideal style but an even bigger one is that it wasn't his ideal side either.
In the games since, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Cristiano Ronaldo and Fred have all dropped out of the starting XI and there has been a marked upturn in results. Four consecutive league victories - two of which came against Liverpool and the undefeated Arsenal - and suddenly what looked to be a brewing crisis has been completely averted.
