In television terms, it’s season six at Manchester United following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement and the 20-time league champions appear no closer to reclaiming their crown.
At the same juncture during Liverpool's title drought, in 1995-96, the Anfield outfit had, at least, accepted their decline and, under Roy Evans, began to pursue a more aesthetically pleasing style of play founded upon the attacking excellence of Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman.
No such developments at Old Trafford, where Jose Mourinho’s men are finding the act of re-establishing themselves as an offensive force a continued burden.
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A club once synonymous with attacking football have not scored more than four goals in a Premier League game since Ferguson’s final match in charge, while 14 different teams (on 69 occasions) have scored five or more in top-flight games since that 5-5 draw at the Hawthorns in 2013, including the assembled might of Hull, Stoke and Swansea, all of whom are currently languishing in the Championship.