Manchester United have endured their fair share of false dawns in recent times. In fact, the entirety of Erik ten Hag’s debut season at Old Trafford – third place, a return to the Champions League, a Carabao Cup triumph and a promise of better days to come – feels like a fitting example of exactly that. Ten Hag’s second season, in contrast to his first, has been nothing short of a massive disappointment. The Red Devils finished bottom of a European group containing Galatasaray and Copenhagen. Their EFL Cup defence ended with a 3-0 home defeat to Newcastle. And, on a run of one win in seven Pre…