When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer first got the position as Manchester United manager on a permanent basis, one of the first tasks he had to do was to ensure he instilled an identity into the team.
Many were wondering what Solskjaer's philosophy was because, to put it simply, he spent his whole playing career at United, but managed in Norway. The other time he managed in the UK was with Cardiff, where he was sacked by the club.
Almost a year to the day, Solskjaer was asked to explain his philosophy in a press conference, to which he replied: "How long have you got? It deserves more than one sentence. We are a team who want to attack quickly, quick on the break, quick attacking players."
Indeed, during the 2019/20 season, his team were set up to play counter-attacking football. Remember the opening game of the season against Chelsea? What about the 2-0 home victory over Manchester City? Or the 2-1 win against Jose Mourinho's Tottenham? In all of those matches, United didn't dominate possession but ultimately came out on top.
As United finished in third place, the next task for Solskjaer was to implement a style of play that allowed his team to dominate matches and get the job done.
Initially, it wasn't working. United lost 3-1 and 6-1 at home to Crystal Palace and Tottenham, resulting in calls being made for him to leave the club after his side lost 2-1 to Istanbul Basaksehir in the UEFA Champions League. It would take a brilliant unbeaten run for him to turn things around. Fortunately, he did.
A run of 11 unbeaten games in the league (eight wins and three draws) saw United climb high in the table and even go top around the December period.
At the time, Solskjaer was receiving plenty of plaudits for the way his team were playing and there weren't that many critics when United were performing well.
What was the style of play though? Well, some have argued the case that there wasn't a style and that United were relying on moments to get them through matches.
Do I agree?
Yes and No. Yes - there were moments where the team were using individual brilliance, but I also saw a side that played well in those games. Solskjaer's team were more dominant in possession compared to the previous season and there was progress on that front.
Fast forward to the current situation, United have gone two steps backwards and on top of the abysmal performances, there isn't a style of play or tempo in the team.
A run of one Premier League win in their last six matches means the pressure has mounted on Solskjaer, with some already feeling he's on borrowed time at Old Trafford.
What does he have to do then? Well, in his pre-match press conference for Saturday's match against Watford, Solskjaer confirmed that his team were trying new things in training;
He said: "It's the same case all the time when we come in the week before we start the game again, everyone's bright and ready. This week has been a good week, we've had a chance to work on quite a few things with everyone.
"This week we've prioritised a few things we have to improve on. Form and performances haven't been good enough. We can do better, should do better and it's down to performances on the day."
Seeing as he's clinging onto his job, Solskjaer needs to find a mixture between what was successful at the start of his regime and what worked well during that unbeaten run.
What is that? Play the way he wants his United team to play - counter-attacking football, his philosophy! He has to go back to square one, but he's also got enough quality on the field if he is to nick a game with a cheeky 1-0 or something.
When you have the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford at your disposal, they are players who'd suit that identity.
Solskjaer has the individuals to play counter-attacking football, but can he get them to follow it? Time will tell.
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