A good gauge of a team's ability to achieve their objectives in a season is the results against the clubs they are competing against.
For Manchester United, that means getting the better of some of their European rivals every now and again. United's objective at the start of this season had to be another top-four finish.
That should still be the target, but the way the campaign has started any European qualification next year would look acceptable now.
The reality for United is that looks unlikely if their results against clubs going for the same targets are anything to go by.
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