To say that the season for Manchester United was shambolic and a disaster would be an understatement. First of all they had Jose Mourinho, who created a dressing room of players that disagreed with his style of play as well as his managerial style. The fanbase rejoiced when he was fired and hired Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer in his replacement. When Ole was appointed this same set of players who played under Jose was almost unrecognizable. They pressed, passed quickly and played like the Old Man United. It was not a surprise to me that they went on an unbeaten run. I knew it won't last but the poor run of results that followed was astounding to say the least. What is the reason for the team's poor form? Is it that the players are not fit enough or has Ole told a few members of the squad that they are no longer needed? It is a combination of both. The squad is just not fit enough and there are players that have been poor for a long period of time, like Ashley Young or players that don't fit Ole's system like Romelu Lukaku.
We as fans need to be realistic that the gap is wide between us and Manchester City/Liverpool. Manchester United are not in the UEFA Champions League and therefore it will be difficult to attract top tier talent. It is better for them to sign a combination of young promising players and players who can improve the team instantly. They have to move away from attracting players by inflating their wages. This is Manchester United! They should be attracting players based on the football and history but that's not the case because they are other teams whom history is not as rich as Man United are attracting top talent because of the style of football. Case in point the noisy neighbors, Manchester City. In the summer they have to realize that there is no quick fix and a rebuild is needed.
