A winning if unspectacular start to the season for Manchester United. Given that Erik ten Hag lost his home opener to Brighton a year ago, he will take this though.
For 75 minutes at Old Trafford, it looked like ending in disappointment again. A Wolves team that had changed their manager just four days earlier had produced a vibrant display for new boss Gary O’Neil and had the best of the chances. Imagine how well they could have played if O’Neil had been in charge for a whole week.
After a summer in which Ten Hag has carefully side-stepped the question of whether United are genuine contenders for the Premier League title, here was evidence why the United boss remains so reticent to dream big.