Let's not dwell too much on it, now it's over, but the 2021/22 season was one of the most dispiriting I can remember as a United fan. And I don't think many would disagree with that assessment.
Following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's mid-season departure, there was a gnawing sense of limbo, of stasis. Especially after our last shot at silverware had disappeared following the Champions League exit at the hands of Atletico Madrid.
Seeing our two greatest rivals, Liverpool and Manchester City, poised to hoover up every trophy going didn't exactly lessen the ongoing frustration.
But suddenly on Monday morning, the future suddenly appeared.