Erik ten Hag's next test will prove how much he has truly changed Manchester United

The last time Manchester United's away-dayers witnessed a victory was over six months ago in the Yorkshire rain.

Leeds United officials were grateful for the downpour, the most effective deterrent amid any possible crowd trouble on the first Premier League meeting between the rivals with a capacity crowd at Elland Road in over 18 years.

In what was the best atmosphere United were involved in last season, they threatened to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, squandering a two-goal lead in front of a baying Don Revie Stand.

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United reasserted their dominance in a 4-2 win, Scott McTominay dive-bombing onto the saturated surface in front of the United followers to celebrate Anthony Elanga's clincher.

Leeds - be it home or away - was the highlight in a season of lowlights. United have lost their last seven domestic away fixtures and are winless on the road in eight. They have sieved 21 goals in those domestic defeats, conceding four in four of them (City, Liverpool, Brighton and Brentford).

The afternoon at Selhurst Park in late May was not an entirely lost cause as those in the Arthur Wait Stand celebrated the championship eluding Liverpool. United fans have been reduced to that a few times in the last decade.

In two days, United are at Southampton, where the natives have not caused the bells of the nearby St Mary's church to chime. Southampton have won one of their last seven at home.

United could hardly have a greater contrast in games than Liverpool at Old Trafford for a nocturnal kick-off and a Saturday lunchtime trek to Hampshire. Monday night was one of the most raucous in Old Trafford's 112-year history, fuelled by demoralising defeats, simmering antipathy