To be fair to United and ten Hag, his first season with them isn’t much different to Pep’s first season with City.
Took over a team who were all over the place and finished the season in 3rd place with a record of:
P38 W23 D6 L9 Pts75
Pep also took over a team who were all over the place and finished in 3rd place with a record of:
P38 W23 D9 L6 Pts78
Both had some terrible performances (remember Everton away, Leicester away that season for us?). But United have also won the EFL Cup and are in the FA Cup final.
I think they’ve had a decent enough first season with him in charge. Add Kane and Rice to their team and they’ll be better next season. Unfortunately, I do think their future trajectory is up on what it’s been for a long time.