Quote Originally Posted by Peter View Post
Firstly, their youth system is still producing players. Rashford, Greenwood (despite legal problems) and this new young midfielder looks pretty good.

Secondly, their strength was partly built on not just how rich they were but how rich they were compared to others. Chelsea and City removed their financial advantage.

Thirdly, yesm they had one of the greatest managers ever to grace the british game and their success was built on that. Of course it was,

Finally, they are struggling because they havent found the structure that we have stumbled on with Edu. Like every other club, they need to get to a place where their strategy is in line with their coaching, and they are appointing managers who fit that strategy. Their transfer activity has been a mess since Ferguson left.

If they sort that out they will challenge City because they are the only club who can challenge them financially. Until they sort that out, they will be a bit ****.
Fans are generational though. United have been able to maintain their aura for decades but give it another twenty years of City dominance and things could change considerably. There’s too much money slushing around amongst other top clubs for United to achieve what they had under Ferguson. Having City for neighbours is a major road block.