Mourinho at Chelsea averaged 84.5 points in two seasons, at United he averaged 75 points in two seasons.
The size of the gap isn't so massive that you'd think no manager can win a title with United.
Of course a new coach can win the EPL, these things run in cycles, a proper footballing structure at board level significantly improves the situation but it will take time.
If United’s wage bill is the highest in the EpL then by default the club should be challenging, last season with less injuries, and more importantly a situation which did not involve one of the best upcoming young players in world football, because if Greenwood had behaved like most decent human beings do and kicked on his career with ETH then United would have added at least another 8/10 points where goals were hard to come by, it’s all if’s and buts but the days of united overspending on aging recruits so Madrid can go buy the best young players are now over!
Sir Jim will not allow this and I can honestly say thank god, we’ve bought so many players and overpaid for them when clearly their Latin temperament are not suited long term for the additional intensity of the EPL.
Right now we are a million miles from challenging and yet within 2 weeks we could be in the top 5 if results improve, A real Football CEO and a real DOF will make a huge difference. Like Madrid United are one of the few clubs in world football who can build a new 100,000 seater stadium and still have a waiting list of 100,000 if the club starts to produce the football on the pitch that the fans demands.
Can a challenge happen in 1-2 years, no chance?
Can a title challenge happen in 3-5 years, it would have to or Sir Jim’s Gamble would have massively backfired!