Manchester United's experiment has failed.
After turning to Ralf Rangnick, a man that had only been a manager for two out of the last 10 years, to salvage their season and to try and guide them to a top-four finish to secure Champions League football for next season, United now face the grim reality of missing out on Europe altogether. Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Everton was the latest reason for why United's supporters won't be rushing out to buy the season review DVD.
In a season that has featured too many embarrassing performances and disappointments to list, the defeat on Merseyside felt like a new low. Rangnick is not to blame for all of United's current woes, not by any stretch of the imagination, but he has failed to get the best out of a talented group, even though it is fair to ask if anyone else could have done any better in the circumstances.
