Manchester United signed Tom Heaton, Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo last summer. So the appointment of Justin Cochrane as head of player development and coaching in the academy was hardly going to rival those in terms of headlines.
United were expected to contend for the Premier League this season with those signings, but that challenge never really began. This season now cannot end quick enough.
But while it has been a campaign of disappointment and failure, that mediocrity has not festered down throughout United's academy. The club's youth setup continues to impress and their season should be celebrated.
