There's still Saturday's Emirates FA Cup final against Manchester City to come, of course, but, whatever happens at Wembley, the boss can reflect on an encouraging maiden campaign at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag is not overly keen on sitting down to admire the work behind him and his team, but days after the 4-1 victory over Chelsea that sealed our top-four place, a rare in-depth interview with him was published in one of the UK's leading national newspapers, The Times.
Written by Henry Winter, the piece provided a fascinating insight into the Dutchman's United tenure, almost one year in.