For the first time since Manchester United were humming along under Erik ten Hag in his first season, it looks like there’s a sense of plan in place. The draw against Crystal Palace was less than what the performance merited and the players coming back from injury paint a rosy picture for the future. Of course, Manchester United always deals in extremes where every win means perfection and every loss means doom, but taking a step back and analysing things, there are clear signs of upward movement. Especially so from last season, when every matchday seemed like a wait for the next humiliation a…