Erik ten Hag can finally unleash his dream Manchester United attack vs Sheffield United

A lot has gone wrong at Manchester United. You can end the statement there and it would nicely sum up the last decade.

But diving a little deeper, a lot has gone wrong at United this season specifically and there's a lot of blame to go around. Erik ten Hag deserves his fair share of it for some peculiar selection and tactical decisions that see his side sit down in 10th as the only top-half team with a negative goal difference.

Yet, it can't be discounted just how much the manager has been hamstrung in the opening weeks of the campaign. New signings arriving injured, off-the-field problems, a remarkable injury crisis that has decimated his defence and continued uncertainty thanks to a protracted injury crisis which has drained nearly all optimism from the club.

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It's hardly a good environment for success. Incompetence at the top is bound to trickle down to the bottom, regardless of the good work of those in between.

Ten Hag has made mistakes but United's dreadful start is hardly surprising given the chaos that engulfs the club. But, hopefully, that could soon change.

There is at least a speck of sunrise on the horizon as Sir Jim Ratcliffe closes in taking some control away from the Glazers and, on the pitch, Ten Hag may finally catch a break.

United were desperately short on goals last season, with only Aston Villa and Fulham scoring fewer than them out of the top 10 sides. That was when Marcus Rashford had struck a career-best form.

This time around, with Rashford struggling to find the back of the net as he did so freely last term, the goals have dried up further. Only fix teams have scored fewer