The 2022/23 season was extremely positive for Manchester United on the whole, lifting the Carabao Cup to end a near six-year wait for a competitive trophy and qualifying for the Champions League thanks to a third-place Premier League finish.
Erik ten Hag imprinted his style of football at Old Trafford, rooted out some of the deadwood in the club’s squad, and restored a bit of a feel-good factor around a club who had been spiralling downhill first under the management of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then under interim boss Ralf Rangnick.
But there’s no getting away from the fact that United still…
