One has to wonder how much longer Manchester United can fail to act before Mauricio Pochettino takes a job elsewhere.
The Old Trafford board persist with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is yet to convince many he is the man to return United to the top.
Next month marks the second anniversary of the Norwegian being given the job, albeit initially in a caretaker role.
Despite spending more than £250million on players since then, United are ninth in the table and — the odd counter-attacking success aside — do not look like contenders.