The last of the players to file solemnly and silently out of Manchester United’s dressing room at Wembley and on to the team bus on Saturday evening was Raphael Varane. Then the doors swung shut and this team left together for the final time.
Phase one of Erik ten Hag’s rebuild at United is over and it has gone better than many expected. But changes are coming.
United may look a little different when they begin pre-season against Lyon at Murrayfield next month, and most certainly by the time they kick off Ten Hag’s second season in August.