Fighting in stands, fan protests and Arnautovic - Man Utd are more broken than ever

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Manchester United Football Club - and in many ways, it did. After all, United have probably never had a day where one of their most iconic players was booed by the crowd, fans fought among themselves in the stands while others protested outside at the club's ownership, and they were linked to another past-it forward as they crashed to a first ever defeat at home to Brighton.

Pretty groundbreaking. Instead of providing the basis for a bold new era under Erik ten Hag, it was a day that only served to expose the deep-rooted problems that exist at the heart of a club still searching for its soul long after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumA day that should have drawn a line under the ill-fated reigns of David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick ended up being anything but as United struggled for identity on and off the pitch.

There was much to discuss about United on Sunday, but let's start with the result - a woeful 2-1 defeat to Brighton. Ten Hag will need time to instil his ideas on a team whose identity over the last nine years has been under-performance and under-achievement.But the deployment of Christian Eriksen as a false nine and a nightmare Old Trafford debut for Lisandro Martinez certainly didn't help to get the doubters on side.

It's early days, but it already looks fair to question whether the 24-year-old is really worth the £50million United shelled out for him.The Red Devils looked shaky at the back, hopeless in midfield and toothless up front.