It was far more desperate and panicked than it should have been, but Manchester United did end the transfer window on a high.
The squad is by no means perfect. There are clear areas of improvement still required and huge questions remain over the quality of the attacking line-up, piling the pressure on £72m arrival of Rasmus Hojlund, but Erik ten Hag got pretty much everything he wanted.
The most important of the four deadline-day arrivals came last with the eventual capture of Sofyan Amrabat. The combative midfielder had been on United's radar all summer but only with hours to spare did the deal get done.
United have been hamstrung by FFP restrictions which have limited their spending but they only have themselves to blame for not raising enough funds in time through player sales.
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