I heard Ten Hag raise his voice only once and it was over his own decision at Manchester United

A familiar face looms outside the Porto club shop. It is not the only image in the concrete bowl that deifies Jose Mourinho.

Opposite the press room is a canvas of Mourinho kissing the European Cup. Hovering above the entrance to the museum is Porto's treasure trove of trophies. The manager of their guests on Thursday night has spoken ad infinitum about his own collection.

It was not an auspicious start to Erik ten Hag's week that Manchester United's plane landed two hours and 40 minutes later than scheduled. Their season is also yet to take off.

Flight tracker showed United, hovering above Braga, going round in circles in a holding pattern. Foggy and drizzly weather in Porto caused severe delays to flights. United have form for tardiness on European aways, having arrived more than half-an-hour late for their pre-match press engagements in Munich and Copenhagen last year.

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Like many fans making the journey to Porto, the weather ensured United were stuck on the Manchester tarmac for nearly two hours. Players and staff were strapped in on the Boeing 757 for five hours.

There was a fleeting suggestion United would eschew a press conference entirely. A senior Uefa source was unimpressed by that prospect. By the time Ten Hag took his seat at 21.06, it was more than two hours later than intended. Diogo Dalot, scheduled to flank him, was absent as his pre-match preparation was prioritised.

The United press officer apologised for the belated arrival time and thanked the assembled journalists for their patience.

Having won eight of their first ten European matches under Ten Hag, United have