I have to say it is a 'good' season.
My expectation was that since I felt we hadn't done enough in recruitment, we would finish 5th in a pretty par for the course season playing like we have for a few years (with the odd highlight and still the drop off every few games).
Largely, this was a correct assessment as we have had the big performances but also a few too many collapses. However, I would argue that our usual performance in the games in-between has been largely of a higher standard. We got 75 points, which is always top 4. We can't be listening to anyone, including some United fans, that think we are lucky because Liverpool, Spurs, and Chelsea were all off it at the same time. We got the points and earned our position on merit.
Two finals, winning one of them, is decent enough and gets the monkey off our back of being bottlers. The Sevilla one hurt since we threw it away, but I still believe we've done exceptionally well with this squad, so I have to credit EtH. Who knows what we might have managed with a top striker and goalkeeper this season?
So, I'd say it's at least a 7/10 when I pit it against expectations vs reality. But I think if this was for example, three years into Ten Hag's reign and he had fixed the holes in this squad, then it would be a 5 or 6. We aren't going to be at the level to be disappointed with a season like this for another year or two IMO.
We need the takeover to happen, we need to replace De Gea, sign a striker, add a few other players etc and go again. Again, my expectations are probably lower than most United fans admittedly, but I'd be targeting 80+ points and another trophy next season.
