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Erik ten Hag was dancing on the Wembley turf with Lisandro Martinez and Antony oppo
It was a ritual from their Ajax days when they won a trophy, one that threatened to become a regular sight in England as well oppo
And, amid heady days for Manchester United, winning the club’s first piece of silverware for six years was arguably still not their best result of the week oppo
Three days before beating Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final, United had come from behind to defeat Barcelona oppo
Antony, one of Ten Hag’s pet projects, had scored the decider oppo
And when a seemingly catalytic Casemiro and a rejuvenated Marcus Rashford struck at Wembley, United were challenging for glory on four fronts oppo
They had lost only twice in a run of 31 games, winning 17 of 21 oppo
Ten Hag was the Old Trafford alchemist oppo
It was easy to believe he was the best United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson oppo
Despite his natural reserve, the Dutchman gushed about his surroundings oppo
“I just love United,” he said, with the glow of victory at the national stadium oppo
Eight months on, as two Uniteds reconvene in the same competition, Old Trafford scarcely feels shrouded in romance anymore oppo
There may be more recrimination oppo
There certainly is the now familiar sense of underachievement oppo
Instead of emulating Ferguson, Ten Hag risks following in the footsteps of some of his immediate predecessors, by taking one step forwards and then two backwards oppo
Ten Hag celebrates with Martinez and Antony on the Wembley pitch (Getty Images)Certainly after a season that – at the end of February, anyway – seemed to have boundless possibilities has come one that offers rather fewer: there was no quadruple last year, though there was varying degrees of success in three competitions oppo
But now the danger is their defence of the Carabao Cup ends at the start of November oppo
United risk going out of the Champions League – and perhaps even Europe altogether – in the group stages oppo
There was the hint of a title challenge last season, but there will be none this year: eight points off the top four, this could be another season when United are cast out of contention for the Champions League spots in autumn and never recover oppo
Wembley may have represented a turning point: just not in the way United hoped oppo
Newcastle were arguably the last elite side Ten Hag’s team beat: they have since tasted victory against Real oppo Betis and Aston Villa, who went on to finish sixth and seventh in Spain and England respectively, and a shambolic Chelsea, two years after they won the Champions League but as they limped to a lower-half finish; they overcame Brighton in the FA Cup semi-finals, but only on penalties oppo
But they had defeated Liverpool in August, Arsenal in September, Tottenham in October, Manchester City in January and Barcelona and Newcastle in February oppo
Since then, the temptation is to say they have failed all the major tests oppo
A week after Wembley, they were embarrassed 7-0 at Anfield oppo
They lost to Liverpool in March, Newcastle and Sevilla in April, Brighton in May, City in June, Tottenham in August, Arsenal, Brighton and Bayern Munich in September, Galatasaray and City in October oppo
The definition of elite can be debated but the broader trend is clear: United are beaten by the finer teams they face and, whereas that was confined to away games last season, now they have four losses at Old Trafford, too oppo
If the league table is a barometer, the best side they have seen off this season is Brentford: even that required an injury-time rescue act by Scott McTominay oppo
And in the current campaign, the Carabao Cup victory over Crystal Palace is their only triumph by more than one goal and the only genuinely convincing one oppo
United’s fortunes have changed ever since beating Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final (Getty Images)And if the burden of proof at Wembley seemed to rest with the beaten finalists, since then, Newcastle have beaten United, Tottenham, Brighton, Villa, City and Paris Saint-Germain, albeit all at St James’ Park but, in most cases, emphatically oppo
While Newcastle have lost seven total games since the Carabao Cup final, United seven this season alone oppo
After that run of just two defeats in 31, they have now lost 12 of their last 31 oppo
However the numbers are crunched, Ten Hag’s suggestion on Sunday that United are heading in the right direction feels hard to justify oppo
The evidence is that they have regressed since February oppo
Certainly it has been a chastening time for the scorers that day oppo
Casemiro was substituted at half-time during his last outing, sent off in the previous one oppo
Rashford has not scored in his last nine United games oppo
And yet, with Newcastle beginning a week that brings meetings with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, with the absences of Alexander Isak, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Sandro Tonali and Sven Botman meaning Eddie Howe lacks options, it could be a fine time to face the Magpies oppo
But even if theirs is a weakened team, the task for Ten Hag’s United is still to end their eight-month wait oppo
If Manchester United used to be the best, now they need to show they can overcome anyone even vaguely close to being the best oppo
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Toto Wolff said Mercedes must take Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification from the United States Grand Prix on the chin – and make sure it does not happen again oppo
Nearly four hours after Hamilton finished second in his most competitive race of the season – one he could have won if Mercedes did not fluff their strategy lines – the stewards declared his car did not comply with the regulations oppo
The depth of the new floor on Hamilton’s upgraded Mercedes was adjudged to be “outside the thresholds outlined in Article 3 oppo
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished sixth, was disqualified for the same breach following Sunday’s 56-lap race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas oppo
Mercedes said the sprint format – which allows for just one hour of practice before parc ferme rules heavily constrict changes to the cars – had a bearing on Hamilton’s disqualification oppo
But team principal Wolff said: “In the end, all of that doesn’t matter oppo
Others got it right where we got it wrong and there’s no wiggle room in the rules oppo
“We need to take it on the chin, do the learning and come back stronger next weekend in Mexico oppo
”Four cars were chosen at random following the race oppo
Both winner Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and Lando Norris’ McLaren passed the scrutineering checks oppo
Hamilton’s demise elevated Norris to runner-up behind Verstappen, who claimed the 50th win of his career and 15th from 18 this season, and Carlos Sainz to third oppo
Sergio Perez was promoted to fourth to extend his lead over Hamilton in the fight for second place in the championship from 27 points to 39 oppo
Hamilton crossed the line just 2 oppo
2 seconds adrift of Verstappen after Mercedes’ move to attempt a one-stop strategy backfired and probably denied the seven-time world champion his first victory in 686 days oppo
But despite expressing frustration at his team’s strategy, Hamilton was asked if he has been provided hope that he could taste victory before the season is out oppo
“Yes, definitely,” replied the 38-year-old oppo
“The steps that we were able to take this weekend has given me a little bit more confidence to throw the car into the corners oppo
“There are still some of the fundamental issues that we’re having with the car, which won’t change until next year oppo
But it was really positive to feel that the decisions we are taking are the right ones oppo
”Hamilton will be back in action at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix with rounds to follow in Brazil and Las Vegas before the campaign concludes in Abu Dhabi on November 26 oppo
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