After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in the Manchester United hot seat in December, things started to look a lot brighter at Old Trafford.
In fact, it took 12 games for the former United forward to endure his first taste of defeat as boss.
It was then no surprise that the Norwegian was handed the role on a full-time basis a month later.
However, what appeared to be a revived Man United side are now starting to fall back into the woes shown under Mourinho, losing six of their last eight games.
And Gary Neville is having absolutely none of it.
The Sky Sports pundit let rip on his old side ahead of their defeat at Everton, saying: "I'm simmering to be honest with you, my blood is about to boil.
"I didn't buy into that these players were always fantastic so when they started winning for Ole for those two or three months - when you think about the game against Liverpool a few weeks ago and everything was perfect.
"Ole had got the players playing again, Jose Mourinho was a bump and basically it was just all down to Jose.
"Now we are seeing what Ole talked about on Friday is that there has been a reality check, and I think it's a reality check for all of us.
"And what Louis [Saha] alludes to there about players not running back quickly. I went to Barcelona on Wednesday night and watched the game and I saw players pretending to run back. Making it look like they were running back but jogging.
"And I think what we are seeing now is where the players are. There is a lot of distraction around contracts and this is a big week."
If only Neville knew what was about to happen after his pre-match comments.
United went on to face a battering at Goodison Park, losing 4-0 thanks to a Richarlison brace before goals from Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott made sure of the three points.
And after their Champions League dreams crashed back down to earth in mid-week, a top four spot is all they have left to aim for.
However, after the drubbing on Merseyside this weekend, it’s quickly slipping away from their grasp.
And to make matters worse, Man City and Chelsea are waiting for them on the horizon.
United fans, do you think your side can still clinch a top four spot?