Ed and Wayne react to United's 2-0 opening-day defeat at Hull.
United's poor performance breaks down into three causes: a tactical selection that didn't suit the game, a fitness gap after a staggered pre-season, and basic failure to finish chances or clear the two set pieces Hull scored from.
Then there are the players. Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw remain trusted by Carrick but is their time in the team now coming to a natural end?
A wider structural problem persists too; every forward likes to tuck inside, leaving nobody offering width except from full-back, which is a problem too.
Then there's the tendency, called out by Bruno Fernandes, for United to play vertically when Carrick is building a side for possession.
Marcus Rashford, who set up United's best chance off the bench, gets a long section of debate.
Ipswich at Old Trafford is up next.
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0:00 Introduction: Hull defeat and the overreaction
2:15 Analysing the defeat
7:15 Set pieces and preparation
11:25 System evolution
16:50 Maguire and Shaw
24:30 Individual performances
37:50 Rashford debate
53:45 Looking ahead
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