If this is the right direction Erik ten Hag keeps talking about, then God help Manchester United if they ever take a wrong turn.
A week after it felt like United couldn’t play any worse in the defeat at Newcastle, they managed it at a rain-swept Old Trafford on Saturday, although that perhaps doesn’t do justice to an outstanding Bournemouth performance.
In between, Ten Hag’s side outplayed Chelsea here in midweek. Inconsistent hardly begins to describe them.
Just which Manchester United turn up for Tuesday’s crucial Champions League tie against Bayern Munich and the perilous trip to Anfield next week is anyone’s guess.
If it’s anything like this one then Ten Hag is in even bigger trouble than we think
