Every summer the same refrain: Manchester United will invest massively in the transfer market and once again become a legitimate competitor for the championship title. And then the first weeks of competition reveal the flaws and immediately condemn the slightest ambition on the national scene. Rebelote this season therefore, with the Red Devils 13th in the Premier League after 5 days and already 3 defeats.
The one suffered on the first day of the Champions League against Bayern Munich extended the series of consecutive failures to three matches. And so here is coach Erik ten Hag under fire. After leading the Mancuniens to 3rd place last season, the Dutch coach was able to assert his authority in the case of Cristiano Ronaldo, unceremoniously pushed towards the exit. We could once again see the demands of Ten Hag with Jadon Sancho sidelined.
Bad twist
Unfortunately, on the pitch, the recruits are struggling to shine, like André Onana, who has conceded goal after goal since the start of the season. The Cameroonian is widely criticized in England, and this brings to the surface the conditions of the departure of David De Gea, who thought of extending with MU before the club ultimately did not offer him a new contract. According to The Sunthe treatment suffered by the former club captain shocked a large part of the locker room.
THE Daily Mail points out the ineffectiveness of recruitment since Ten Hag took his place on the sidelines. “€450 million spent and the team is getting worse and worse”, we can read in the English newspaper. Between Antony’s extra-sporting setbacks, Onana’s failures, a doubtful locker room and a coach under pressure, Manchester United can already say goodbye to the dream of a successful season.
