Manchester United are about to face their biggest tests of the Ten Hag era on and off the pitch

Wolves manager Gary O'Neil could have counted more positives than Erik Ten Hag on Monday evening but a positive result was not among them.

Ten Hag could count on one hand the pluses from Manchester United's evening. The win was one, Aaron Wan-Bissaka's gameness was another, so was Andre Onana's debut until he clumsily clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic. Maybe Raphael Varane's matchwinning contribution.

Beyond that, there was little upbeat to write him about. The clean sheet was as fortuitous as the win and Wolves let United off the hook.

It was not the statement win United could have done with and they need one this month. The visit of Nottingham Forest is sandwiched between testing trips to north London against Tottenham and Arsenal before the September internationals. United then resume the season against Brighton, victors over United in their last three league fixtures.

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United need positivity beyond the team's performances and results. The club have delayed their Mason Greenwood announcement, with female players and supporters targeted in the fallout.

The strategic review is now bordering on nine months as the Glazers continue to irk those on Wall Street and Sir Matt Busby Way. Protests at Old Trafford are becoming as much of a part of the matchday ritual as going to Lou Macari's chippy.

Some senior figures still have their heads in the sand over the fan perception of the Glazers. Supporters do not care if Joel Glazer is a "brilliant person" - as he was recently described by one subordinate. He does not engage with supporters and shafted them with his endorsement of the Super League.

One staff member at Old Trafford protested that supporters "don't