Manchester United's decline over the past 10 years hit an astonishing new low at the weekend as Erik ten Hag became their first boss since 1921 to lose his first two league games.
A shock defeat at home to Brighton on the opening weekend was followed up by an even more disastrous performance in a 4-0 thrashing at Brentford, leaving United bottom of the table after two matchdays for the first time since August 1992.
The scrutiny on their sluggish on-field performances has been exacerbated by another shambolic transfer window in which they have so far failed to land their No 1 target in Frenkie de Jong and address other key areas.