When Manchester United had their pants pulled down at Brentford last season, Erik ten Hag sent his stars on a punishment run the next day to make up for their lack of effort. If only it was that easy this time.
Ten Hag was new then. It was his second game in charge and a 4-0 defeat felt like nothing worse than a nasty wake-up call.
The Dutchman was the progressive manager hired to sort out a shambolic dressing room. It was all part of the process and Ten Hag even joined his players on the run that Sunday in August 2022 to emphasise the sense of shared responsibility.