Analysing Manchester United’s Haphazard Recruitment Since Sir Alex Ferguson's Retirement

During Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign as Manchester United manager, he was applauded for his ability to modernise, tweak and overhaul his squad to continue along the winning trail. But since his departure, it could be argued that United have failed to stitch together even one squad fit to compare with any of his best at Old Trafford - with their recruitment strategy at the heart of the problem.

United’s era of dominance ended as soon as the Scot left Carrington for the final time, with the club evidently needing to rebuild from the ground up as Ferguson’s genius was laid bare for all to see. But ever since, United have tried to fast track their way back to the top, with little success.

The Glazers’ arrogance has meant spending big money on players and managers to try and appease fans, but the lack of a coherent structure has led to a club who are stagnating.

The likes of Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal have rebuilt, but the Glazers thought they could get away with it and skipped the steps necessary to return to the top.