Glasner complained after the Carabao Cup win over Queens Park Rangers in midweek that his team was too slow moving the ball and passed too much. That was evident for a lot of this game. Ismaila Sarr made a significant difference when he came on and Jeffrey Schlupp’s direct running in the final few minutes made an impact too.

Erik Ten Hag can see only improvement and great strides forward, although five games in, Manchester United are 11th with seven points and strong indications that the kind of volatility that has characterised their last decade still haunts them.