It was one step forward and another two back on Saturday, as Manchester United failed to follow up their away Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium - slumping to a 1-0 defeat against the Cherries while continuing their woeful away form in the Premier League.
Marooned in mid-table following their latest Premier League slip-up, the Red Devils currently sit tenth and seven points adrift of the Champions League places - it could be ten by Sunday evening.
Defensive frailties and poor away form have plagued the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era, laid bare by the latest deflating statistic to emerge from the Bournemouth defeat.