If, as many reports suggested, Manchester United had already made the call to move on from Erik ten Hag ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup Final, regardless of its result, there really could be no grumbling with either the timing or rationale.
Even this morning, the latter speaks for itself; the club’s worst-ever Premier League finish — eighth with a negative goal difference — paints a far more accurate picture of a season of regression than its redemptive final 90 minutes and a trophy lift.
