It was always going to be an uphill struggle for Jadon Sancho to prove his worth to Manchester United in his first season at the club.
The England international had been the club's top transfer target for over 18 months when he eventually signed in the summer transfer window of 2021, with his signature viewed as the missing piece of the jigsaw by many.
United might be hampered by revisionism now, but they had just finished second in the Premier League and strengthened an impressive squad with their £73m right winger, World Cup winner Raphael Varane and the greatest scorer in the history of the men's game in Cristiano Ronaldo.
With the help of hindsight, it is easy to see why things didn't work out, though. The previous season had been a false gauge of progress given the training ground environment of most matches.