With the International break starting four games into the Premier League season, usually, it would usually be a disruption for most managers.
But with Manchester United having a difficult start to the season, winning two of the four and coming off the back of the painful Arsenal defeat, the break could not have come at a better time for Erik ten Hag, especially with how they and the away fans went from celebration to misery within minutes from the offside call and defensive capitulation.
The Reds currently sit 11th, they will hope to use this period to rebuild confidence for supporters before their fixture against Brighton on September 16.
United has already suffered from a growing injury list, with players such as Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw, and Mason Mount, missing the Arsenal game.