There will be no immediate Ten Hag revolution at United. It is a journey

There will be many hoping for a Dutch revolution at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag but they will require patience because Manchester United need to accept an evolutionary process is the only answer. There is no chance of a quick fix given the number of issues that need addressing.

Whenever a manager arrives expectations naturally rise but it will be important for United fans to limit theirs for this season. Last season showed how far behind Manchester City and Liverpool they are and trying to get to their level will take time. United have to embrace the journey they need to go on.

Many are used to the United of old, the team that dominated the Premier League and challenged for the Champions League with a swagger. That team are long gone and a new one has to be built if they are to dream of those successes once more. They do, however, need some short-term ambitions to help them achieve the long-term ones.

Ten Hag will have been keen to implement his style during pre-season. He has arrived at a good time in a summer without a men’s tournament, meaning no one was playing until the second week of July and then having to take a break. Ten Hag will have banked on someone such as Raphaël Varane having a good, strong pre-season to reach the level required and settle into the system after the defender was in and out of the team and had some injuries in the last campaign.

He will have been identified as integral in a youthful side thanks to his experience. There will be higher hopes, too, for Jadon Sancho, who struggled after the Euros.

This summer’s episode with Cristiano Ronaldo can’t have helped Ten Hag because it will have sent a message throughout the club. It shone a spotlight on the club’s failure to get signings done