It's pretty simple.
Average and below-par players, coupled with shambolic owners. Add a manager completely out of his depth and you have a recipe for disaster. We are now in an actual relegation battle. Let that sink in. Manchester United are in a relegation battle.
I can't blame the young players too much. (Not including Rashy obviously). It's a completely toxic atmosphere to perform in. Experienced players should be leading by example however they have demonstrated they aren't fit to wear the badge. They should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. (Marcus Rojo wearing the captains armband at the end??? feck me sideways.) The signing of Fred adds to our long list of dog shit Brazilians that we sign. Should be nowhere near the team. Andreas Pereria is a squad player at best. (One which who looks absolutely terrible when playing with zero confidence. How many years contact did he sign???) 2019 and somehow Ashley fecking Young is still bringing dog shit after dog shit performance. (I do hold the club accountable for not properly reinforcing this position - Controversial opinion, Luke Shaw will never "make it" at United). Juan Mata never fit into style of play (doubting if we ever had a style these days) and doesn't have the legs to even run anymore. He will surely go in the summer.
Our biggest issue is that we cannot score goals. Rashy is not a striker. Southgate admitted it, the fans can admit it and I believe deep down, Rashy can admit it. The 2019/20 season was supposed to be Martial's chance to show why we paid circa 50 million for him. Failure to perform and stay fit and it could spell the end for him. It appears post-Fergie we have accepted mediocrity and complacency. If you can't perform, you should be shipped out. Forget about the financial loss. Keeping ahold of the Rojos, Jones, Smallings, Youngs, Matic' are only hurting us.
Woodward should be held accountable for almost single handedly causing us to be in this position. Selling Lukaku, Sanchez, Fellani and releasing Herrera without capable replacements is borderline gross negligence. We all knew that injuries would completely obliterate the squad. Expecting players like Greenwood, Chong James to win games is absolutely shameful.
"I can't give you any time, but we're getting there.." Two points off relegation and we're getting there?? If he mean's to the championship then absolutely. I would love to know what attacking drills we do in training because the players have absolutely no clue what to do. All this shite in the summer about making them the "hardest working team in the league" should have rang alarm bells. Focus on running and "giving your all" is absolute bollocks. It screams of a busy idiot manager. He'll be gone before Christmas. The glazers can accept medicrity but not at the expense of their pocket.
In summary, I'm disgusted and saddened in how far we have fallen. All in the same season it looks like Liverpool will win the league. Wake me up when the season is over. Hopefully we're still in the premier league.