When Erik ten Hag disembarks the Manchester United coach on the corner of Holmesdale Road in south London on Saturday afternoon he might just get that cold feeling that can wash over someone when they return to the scene of a day they want to forget.
For Ten Hag, Selhurst Park is that venue. It's the stadium where he watched his first United game, the day before he officially took over as the club's new manager in May 2022, and the venue where he might have thought it had all come crashing down around him.
There have been 139 days since United reached rock bottom last season, a May Day Bank Holiday when the distress signals were being sent out of a team in crisis.
In the immediate days after the 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on May 6, the question wasn't whether Ten Hag would be sacked, but when he would be sacked. ALSO READ: 'If they tell me to leave I'll leave' - United goalscorer opens up on his future ALSO READ: United attack that scored six goals in 98 minutes can finally be unleashed At that point you would have got decent odds on Ten Hag still being in charge in September.