Bruno Fernandes rescues Manchester United in frantic win over Sheffield United

The win, though, was the same weary tale of United’s season: bright patches in attack, naive play at the back which twice allowed Sheffield United to take the lead – through Jayden Bogle and Ben Brereton Díaz, these goals answered by Harry Maguire and a Fernandes penalty. Victory does quieten – for a day or so, anyway – the incessant noise around a United campaign that has been a series of stumbles interrupted by the odd convincing display.

As Ten Hag said: “Many positives [including] the resilience to fight back after losing two times. But also there were negatives. We gave it away [goals], it can’t happen, unacceptable. Have you seen some panic [when falling behind]? Not at all, we were very composed. I’m happy with the win and we need to move on.”