The praise he’s getting is coming from the games where they have set up completely differently from their usual style.Apart from him actually having quite a consistent playing style over his last two clubs. Recently he’s had to become a bit more pragmatic. But (and I hate this stat) they have one of the highest expected goals in the league but their strikers have just been shooting blanks all season. He’s actually a very proactive trucking manage, who has now shown that he can set up a good defence as well.
Regarding the striking situation, if the striker isn’t scoring then you need to find a solution, which is not necessarily buying a new striker. United are second in the league and have scored the second most with a striker who, until the freak game on Tuesday, had only scored 2 goals all season. And this is the managers job.