The decline started when Fergie didn't replace Ronaldo, Giggs and Scholes and then, the later managers didn't replace Carrick, Evra, Rio.
In terms of success on the pitch, you don't need 11 world class players, you just need 4/5 with the other being a bit over average. United went from having world class players in their team to fielding:
- a top class shot stopper, but not a top class goalkeeper
- an overrated English shit RB
- an overrated English shit CB
- an overrated English average to decent LB
- a world class defender in Varane
- an overrated Scottish shit CM
- an average Brazilian CM played in the wrong position
- an overrated English shit left winger, but a wonderful person in real life or a good English right winger that just joined the league
- an overplayed good Portuguese player in Bruno (albeit a very bad personality on the pitch, someone needs to slap this bitch ass boy until he shuts up and minds his own game)
- a 37 year old world class forward
- a 34 year old world class forward
If any of you dimwits think fielding this average team full of overrated English players was going to win anything, you need to give your heads a check.
We have an unbalanced side, very top heavy and we've made awful purchases in the last few years that will haunt us for the next 3 to 4 seasons until we can get rid of them.
I'm not even going to go into the Glazers, business and sports upper management discussion, it's not even worth.
We just don't have the lineup and we won't for at least 2-3 more seasons from here on. You lot should just watch the games and stop creating fecking a million threads after each disappointing result. It won't change anything, it won't even make your lives better.
We're just an Arsenal now, albeit one that is taking some good decisions towards progress. (dof, Ragnick, pressing style, Ole and ED out, etc)