It has been a fairly positive seven days for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
After over a year of talks which left Manchester United fans pulling their hair out, the Red Devils finally landed long-term target Jadon Sancho, with the Borussia Dortmund star completing his £73m switch to Old Trafford.
Just 24 hours later, Solskjaer put pen to paper on a new three-year deal at United, with the club's top brass viewing the Norwegian as the man to guide them back to the summit of English football.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has enjoyed a fairly positive seven days as Manchester United boss
The Norwegian finally landed Jadon Sancho (R) and put pen to paper on a new three-year deal
However, a poor showing against QPR certainly dampened spirits.
Yes, the team fielded in West London was far from United's strongest, but the Red Devils looked off the pace as their Championship opponents put four past them on Saturday.
This pre-season result has surely already been forgotten by the United masses, but Solskjaer will be fully aware that for all the positivity behind the scenes, it is the results on the pitch that will determine his legacy as United boss.
On paper, Solskjaer's two-and-a-half-year reign has seen United's fortunes take a turn for the better.
For Solskjaer, it has been two and a half years of steady improvement at the helm at United
Solskjaer has the backing of the players, but his new deal has been met with a mixed response
The 48-year-old has taken the club from 6th to 2nd in the Premier League, reached four semi finals and the Europa League final in which they lost out on penalties to Villarreal in May - all of which are certainly signs of progression from the chaos left behind by Jose Mourinho.
Yet despite the feel-good spirit at United, news of Solskjaer's new deal has been met with a mixed response, with United fans questioning the reasoning behind the move to reward Solskjaer despite his lack of trophies for the club.
'So Mourinho wins the Europa League, Community Shield and the EFL Cup with an inferior team, and gets canned,' one fan wrote. 'Solskjaer wins nothing, is given amazing new players, still wins nothing and is rewarded with a contract. WTF!'
Solskjaer's new deal has been met with a mixed reaction from supporters of Man United
'I'm an Ole fan but not sure about that just yet...' another United supporter posted.
With the likes of Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp making their mark, it is widely accepted that the days of complete dominance enjoyed under Sir Alex Ferguson are long gone, but the Red Devils are expected to at least go toe-to-toe with their rivals.
However, from an external point of view, second place appears acceptable at Old Trafford.
United remain some way off the glory era enjoyed under the all-conquering Sir Alex Ferguson
While United are not expected to dominate, fans want them to go toe-to-toe with their rivals
'The thing I worry about, does losing hurt them enough?' United legend Paul Scholes said following United's final defeat in Gdansk.
'As a United player, when you lose games, look at the last three or four weeks - they've lost games, does it really hurt? It's almost become an accepted thing.
'From Ole's point of view, where's the demands on him? I don't think they'll be saying you have to win a trophy or you're gone. He's made progress, which is progress from the last three or four years, but if you go back further, then clearly not because this club expects to win trophies.
'If it gets into next year, the next couple of years, and it's still nothing, then look, he might have a problem. But
