Standing on the precipice of another major crossroads has seemingly become a hobby in this vintage of Manchester United, but the process of hiring Sir Alex Ferguson’s fifth successor could prove to be the most precarious of them all.
A break from football until 2 April offers United time to pick through the debris of a fifth trophyless year – the club’s longest silverware drought in 40 years – following another early exit from the Champions League. The managerial decision will no doubt be at the heart of all conversations.
Any United fan would relish the chance to dictate that major decision. Fans have not been coy in charging United’s next gaffer with hefty expectations, not least a general consensus that fights for fourth-place finishes should be well archived.
