MANCHESTER UNITED TALK : IS THERE A CEILING TO MANCHESTER UNITED'S CURRENT IMPRESSIVE GROWTH UNDER OLE GUNNER SOLSKJAER ?
Ole Gunner Solskjaer is not the legendary Manchester United Manager sir Alex Ferguson who took a struggling Manchester United side and turned the Red Devils into a club that currently holds a staggering record of 20 premier league trophies, 20 FA Cup trophies, 21 community shield trophies, 12 FA Cup trophies, 5 League cups, 3 time Champion League winners.
Listening the list of Sir Alex Fergusons' accomplishments as Manchester United manager goes on and frankly if the conversation was centered on what Sir Alex Ferguson was able to accomplish as Manchester United manager then readers might get exhausted just halfway into today’s article. As amazing as Sir Alex Ferguson was as Manchester United manager, today's article is not about Manchester United’s most decorated manager, today’s article is centered on the question of the future in terms of Manchester United’s recent amazing form in the Premier League and the three questions that come along with Manchester United’s recent great form.
Can Manchester United make top four in this seasons Premier League table? Can Manchester United carry this form or maybe even an improved version of this winning form into the 2020/21 season? Most importantly, are Manchester United trophy challengers come 2020/21 season?
An interesting question which a lot of Manchester United fans are most certainly pondering in their heads as we speak and the most realistic answer any honest football analyst or football journalist after having a clear look at the current Manchester United team perform on the field is Yes Manchester United can go on and be successful champions next season. This reality has not changed since January 2020 and the reality of the Red Devils becoming real trophy contenders both in the Premier League and in the Champions League looms around the corner even before the 2020/21 season kicks off.
Quite an improvement manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer has achieved in what is essentially his second term as Manchester United manager. With the level of progress Ole Gunner Solskjaer has achieved in Manchester United in such a space of time, the big question now is can Ole Gunner Solskjaer bring home two of the major trophies that hold the highest value in Europe today with the current Manchester United squad?
Maybe not quite yet! But one big move this 2020 summer season that can set the Red Devils in a solid position to take Europe by storm next season both in the Premier League and in the UEFA Champions League. The fact is Manchester United is not the same team there was last season. This is a stronger, dangerous side that has been consistently securing points and victories as well as playing good football week in week out.
However, despite the mass improvement, the Red Devils have been able to display on the field, Manchester United have undeniably looked fragile in some parts of the field particularly on the right-hand side of the field and the Red Devils continue to lack depth in quality in the teams' roaster. This problem is frequently highlighted when manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer is forced to take the two backbones responsible for Manchester United's creativity and effectiveness in the midfield role in Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, there is a clear drop in quality and productivity for the rest of the Manchester United team and players such as Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood is left to carry the creative mantle alone.
The scenario suggests that Manchester United still need to secure the services of two more signings, a creative central midfielder and a creative winger at the very least, still has to be made this summer to improve the level of quality coming from Manchester United’s wing positions and the central midfield positions in the case lengthy injuries were to play a role in defeating Manchester United's momentum towards the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League trophies once again next season. This is where signing players such as Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish keeps Manchester United's movement towards securing the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League trophies next season from being derailed.
When talks of Manchester United's level of improvement so far is brought up with extended parts of this particular conversation being which player, in particular, can Manchester United sign in particular to add more quality to this Manchester United team – with the specifi8c area in need of improvement being the right-wing position—one player whom everyone knows Manchester United have pinned as the right player whom will most certainly add tremendous quality to Manchester United's right-wing is Jadon Sancho.
In all fairness, after analyzing the level of performance put forth by this season's Manchester United team, saying that there has not been any quality produced from Manchester United's right-wing position will be an unfair analysis and to some degree, a demining statement threw towards the work rate of players such as Mason Greenwood and Daniel James. Manchester United has not struggled to deliver quality football from the right-wing, the red devils have just struggled to maintain that high level of quality from the right-wing each week and this is why the addition of a player such as Jadon Sancho this summer will be very relevant to Manchester United.
Here is where Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund are with the Jadon Sancho situation. Both clubs have agreed terms and Borussia Dortmund has accepted that Jadon Sancho will leave the BVB stadium this summer. However, Borrusia Dortmund has a set price for Jadon Sancho which Manchester United at the moment feels is too extravagant.
Let’s look at the main highlights for Manchester United for now: The Red Devils are on a roll. While most of the growth Manchester United have ascertained so far has been as a group, there is no denying that Manchester United have leaned on three players Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes to carry the creative load so far, there is no doubt that having a creative right-winger will elevate Manchester United to the next level next season.
With no disrespect to young Mason Greenwood who has been sensational this season, having a player such as Jadon Sancho will help Manchester United maintain quality dept in their squad not just for this season but for future seasons to come especially if the Red Devils are serious about competing in both the Premier League and Champions League next season.
