Manchester United cruised past a relegation candidate to claim their first win of the season, leaving their already confident fans absolutely ecstatic.
Of course, on closer consideration, the result of a single match against Leeds United did not necessarily prove that Manchester United were in outstanding form this season.
Setting the 4-0 scoreline aside, England's football media analyzed Manchester United from several angles.
The first was the interplay between B. Fee and Tang Ye.
People had originally thought that B. Fee and Tang Ye, two players with radically different technical characteristics, could not coexist. Now, however, that view appeared to be completely wrong.
In the first round, Manchester United demonstrated a very good idea: letting Tang Ye and B. Fee move laterally together on the pitch, or make overlapping runs.
By exchanging positions this way, they fully unleashed both players' passing and attacking abilities.
"Erik ten Hag finally got something right for once."
Jason could not help sighing. "Of course, I have reason to believe that Erik ten Hag began thinking about next season's tactics before last season had even ended."
"In other words, while TY was still playing for Borussia Dortmund, Erik ten Hag had already arranged everything."
"Erik ten Hag's advance planning may seem clever, but in reality, it reflects a lack of confidence and ability."
Jason took a jab at Erik ten Hag once every two shows on average, and this time was naturally no exception.
It showed that Sky Sports' pundit had not been dissatisfied with the Dutchman for only a day or two.
Personal bias aside, Jason's words did make a certain amount of sense.
The tactics Manchester United displayed in the first round were far too advanced to have been fully developed during just one month of preseason friendlies!
[Okay, Erik ten Hag prepared