A new manager in the dugout and new ideas from different coaches on the training pitch would undoubtedly prompt a morale change.
Tears on show in the dressing room is a horrendous sign of the current mood at United, especially at such an early stage of the campaign.
Whether it will be Zidane, Brendan Rodgers, Erik ten Hag, Mauricio Pochettino, or someone else to replace Solskjaer remains to be seen.
But, as it stands, Solskjaer is still United manager and could expect to take charge for the Villarreal trip.
There is a clear consensus that something has to change after another disastrous day at the office.