Manchester United: From English Football Giants To Mid-Table Strugglers

Manchester United’s recent poor run of form has seen the onetime giants and high-flying team drop to 7th on the Premier League table. That was as much evident after the Manchester United 2-2 draw to Aston Villa on Saturday. That particular match showed that the problems that had plagued the team looked to be coming thick and fast.

They stumbled to a draw away from home after initially taking a two-goal lead in the second half through Bruno Fernandes who was the talisman on the night.

But with what has seemed to be United’s greatest worry, a poor defensive performance, Villa equalised from two goals down thanks to new signing Phillipe Coutinho, who showed he can still produce the goods.

Manchester United now sit a lowly 7th and are at risk of a champions league spot next season.

The 13-time Premier League winners, 12-time FA Cup kings and numerous domestic titles over the years, Manchester United have been a shadow of themselves since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson who was the architect of their success for 26 years.

Manchester United who dominated in the domestic and Europe sectors as giants, winning the Champions League 3 times, the Europa League, one Club World Cup trophy and one UEFA Super Cup have a trophy cabinet to be proud of and boast an impressive record as the most successful English team in history.

In 2013, when Sir Alex announced his retirement from his coaching career, it was the end of a remarkable and successful managerial tenure which put United on a high pedestal as one of Europe’s biggest names.

But indeed, it was the beginning of the end for Manchester United’s luxurious history. United appointed former Everton Boss David Moyes, then Louis Van Gaal, followed by Jose Mourinho and then Ole Gunnar Solksjaer in what deemed to be a series of ups and downs for United as the only tenure which could be somewhat a success being Jose Mourinho’s time in charge.

In the three years of his tenure, the Portuguese won 3 trophies including United’s first Europa League trophy.

After recently appointing Ralf Ragnick as interim manager until the end of the season, it has been a rough first few weeks for the German as he has struggled to hit the ground running for Manchester United and reposition the team as giants in the English league.

The Red Devils have been criticised by the media for their lack of coordination and planning by their board of directors, and the players have also gotten the stick as not being good enough. A squad stacked with youth, talent and experience, Manchester United have to show character, commitment and resilience to reignite their past form and get back to the top.

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