£364million spend, eight signings and transfer control - Erik ten Hag has received Manchester United backing

There are just a few certainties in life: death, taxes and Manchester United dominating headlines.

The media narrative around the club will never tire because of its stature and since we're now entering an era in which engagement on Twitter is set to be financially rewarded, it's no surprise to see provocative tweets.

In the last week, one global account posted a graphic about United's 'worrying' pre-season results, which showed defeats against Wrexham, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund without any context or wins against Leeds, Lyon and Arsenal.

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A more accurate post would have featured the previous pre-season wins or at least explained the club's youngsters (Under-21s) played against Wrexham in San Diego.

Another well-followed account has also got in on the act by posting a graphic showing Erik ten Hag's spend so far as United manager, but supporters have been quick to flood the replies to claim 'they're the only club to have add-ons included' in the sum.

The two posts have a combined 100,000 likes and thousands of retweets. It simply pays to talk about Manchester United and managing the club consequently comes attached with heightened scrutiny and attention.

Ten Hag managed Go Ahead Eagles, Bayern Munich II, Utrecht and Ajax prior to his arrival at Old Trafford and taking control of the biggest club in England presented a new challenge for a manager who primarily operated in the Eredivisie.

Ten Hag spent four-and-half years with Ajax and he spent around £170m during his entire reign in Amsterdam, so coming to Manchester, where he'd be given a significantly larger budget, was venturing into new territory.

The 53-year-old's most expensive signing in his time at