I think many of us got swept up in last week's "United's back" rhetoric but I, like many others, probably had a seed of concern in the back of my mind. ETH and the leadership across the club still have a lot of work to do and the disgrace of last season (and arguably the last 13 years) can't be undone in so short of a space of time.
When we were in for Erik, most Ajax fans seemed both gutted and very complimentary towards him. However, I remember some giving a couple of caveats - 1) he doesn't rotate enough in key times (no shit!) and 2) he will implement his style here effectively but there's likely to be some capitulations along the way while the players are getting used to it.
I think we need to follow the famous dictum of treating both success and failure as imposters. Just like, after the EFL Cup win, the United of old weren't truly back, today's shambolic loss doesn't mean that we haven't taken great steps forward. It's easy to be reactive but I trust ETH to assess this in the right way and keep improving us. Hopefully things go well with the takeover and we have a bright future ahead.