There is a tedious cycle at Manchester United whenever they fail to meet expectations on the pitch. Blame the manager, sack the manager, hire a new manager, sign big names, fail to deliver. Rinse and repeat.
United's exit from the Champions League on Tuesday night once again raised questions about the man currently in charge of the club, himself a short-term fix who was only appointed because there was no plan from above to cope when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer — a man they blindly backed in hope — failed to meet expectations.
With no match for two-and-a-half-weeks and no chance of fresh silverware at Old Trafford this season, United are fully in damage limitation mode, hoping to somehow scrape over the line in the 'race' for fourth-place to at least save themselves financially with the Champions League pot of gold that would be their reward.
