Manchester United have long been accused of living in the past, and their decision to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo last year was perhaps the clearest example of this.
Ronaldo is synonymous with former glories and was an integral part of their last conquest of Europe under Sir Alex Ferguson. A teenage hopeful that had been nurtured into the world's best player while winning three Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup, and two League Cups.
It made perfect sense for nostalgia junkies, of which former Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was one. Bring back the glory days by re-signing a club legend, and surely the trophies will come. Sadly, it doesn't work quite like that.
