United will land back in Manchester today after a pre-season tour that proved as productive as possible for Erik ten Hag, even if the final 45 minutes revealed some of the frailties he has inherited.
The majority of the tour has given Ten Hag a clear indication of his team for the opening day of the Premier League season, but having raced into a 2-0 lead against Aston Villa in Perth, they produced a disappointing second half and were eventually pegged back in injury time.
After two weeks of positivity that may be excusable. Conditions were awful and the pitch was boggy, bordering on dangerous at times.
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