You had a very good start to the season, & that's why you finished as high as you did. I pointed this out a couple of times on various threads, & suggested that your position may not be an accurate pointer as to United's future. We've been consistent right from the off. Yeah we've had some luck, but to chase a side that's capable of dropping just 13 or 14 points a season you do need a lot of things to go for you. A lot of people have taken it as a given that City will automatically hit a similar points next season & beyond. I don't subscribe to that point of view. Pep himself has recently said how much it puts on the players with regards to having to do it week in week out, year in, year out. Jose's Chelsea side won 2 consecutive league titles in 2005 & 2006 with 90 plus points, but despite making even more big signings to strengthen his squad, he was never able to replicate it in the 3rd season. He was sacked just 6 games into his 4th season in charge after just obtaining 11 points out of a possible 18.
Football isn't linear. It doesn't always go the way we expect it to. Klopp not winning a 'major' trophy this season doesn't make him a failure, or suggest he won't do it in the next few seasons. Just in the same way there's no guarantee City, under Pep, will be as consistent in achieving high points in the PL. I'm confident that with Jurgen Klopp in charge for the next few seasons we will eventually claim a big trophy with either the Premier League or the Champions League. He's given us a very, very strong base to build upon. That's something no one can deny.