Erik ten Hag's signings share a quality the Manchester United squad lacked

In one of Phil Jones's lowlights, a Chelsea teenager named Kasey Palmer Instagrammed a clip of him nutmegging the Manchester United defender in an Under-21 match at Old Trafford.

Palmer is now at Coventry and Jones is somehow still at United, an association destined to expire on June 30, bringing an end to a 12-year career of 229 appearances. That is an average of fewer than 20 appearances per year.

Harry Maguire, Jones's heir as the most derided England centre-back, was 'megged on Monday night by Jamal Musiala and clumsily conceded a penalty. Then he was dispossessed in Germany's third and seconds later the ball was in the back of the England net.

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To say when it rains it pours is an inaccurate forecast with Maguire, engulfed by a ceaseless tsunami. In the BBC's summary on Five Live, sympathy was expressed for Maguire whilst questioning his existence in Gareth Southgate's starting XI.

Maguire warrants sympathy for the abuse he is bombarded with by faceless keyboard warriors. There is a defined difference between criticism and abuse and many on Twitter lack the etiquette to critique Maguire's performances constructively. United's online fanbase is heavily culpable for eight United players appearing in the top 10 list of most-abused Premier League footballers on Twitter.

Last season was Maguire's annus horribilis and this one has started worse. Some would argue he confirmed with his ear-cupping celebration on England duty last year (after scoring against the might of Albania) he lacked the character to handle the scrutiny and expectation at United. The next week Maguire was expelled in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last match as United manager, a 4-1 drubbing