A summer of change beckons at Old Trafford. Yet again in the post-Fergie era, Manchester United must rip it up and start again.
The most fundamental change will come in the dug-out, with the Ajax manager Erik ten Hag now the overwhelming favourite to get the job.
It will be an unenviable challenge for the Dutchman. With time at a premium, Ten Hag must decide which members of an under-performing squad to dispense with and who to keep hold of.
Those who depart must then be replaced and Ten Hag will need a substantial transfer kitty to begin a rebuild which, in all likelihood, will take several years.