We do have the nucleus of a very good team. I still think we are potentially one or even possibly two seasons away from actually competing for the title but make no mistake, we are definitely going in the right direction. As Ole mentioned earlier in his pre-match presser, “take one step at a time”.
We still have a fair bit of deadwood that needs to be shipped out i.e. Lingard, Pereira, Rojo, Jones, Sanchez.
A few small tweaks need to be made of course here and there. If we keep ahold of Pogba and add both Jadon Sancho & a DM (ideally Thomas Partey or someone of a similar ilk), my word it will be one of the most exciting teams we have had for a very long time! Then of course I’ll need to change my prediction and fully start to think we can certainly challenge for the title a lot sooner than what I was expecting whilst writing this post!
Let’s not forget, we’ve got some fantastic youngsters on our books which is very exciting for our future. Six players that have really impressed me are obviously the current two that are already in the first team setup - Brandon Williams & Mason Greenwood. But the other four who I think have a very bright future here if they keep developing and performing the way they have been are James Garner, Ethan Laird & Hannibal Mejbri. The sixth one being Dean Henderson who has performed so well for Sheffield United both last season and this season. He looks a fine young GK for both Man Utd and England.
Overall, definitely for the first time I can say since Sir Alex retired, we are definitely progressing on the right track and the good times are certainly on the horizon.