Antonio Conte's Spurs collapse proves Manchester United's Premier League crisis has no easy fix

Manchester United have improved as a unit since Ralf Rangnick took charge but the results haven't exactly been brilliant.

After a night of wasted chances saw the team crash out of the FA Cup against Championship side Middlesbrough, United resumed Premier League action with a similarly frustrating evening at Burnley.

Before the 2021/22 season kicked off, expectations at United were high. A dismal run of results under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer soon saw fans scrap their dreams of a Premier League title charge, though a lot of the United faithful still harbour hope that the campaign will end on a high.

It's still far too early to deem the season a failure and it's clear that Rangnick is working with the future in mind, but the demand for instant success has seen the club heavily criticised for failing to make a move for Antonio Conte earlier this season.

When United suffered embarrassing losses to Leicester, Liverpool and Manchester City, supporters had every right to believe the club should have chosen to cut ties with Solskjaer, especially with an international break around the corner to provide a window for transition.

With Conte out of work when United were put to the sword by both Leicester and Liverpool, a move for the former Chelsea boss seemed to be a no-brainer.

After all, if it's success that you're after then a manager with five top-flight titles in the last 10 years on his CV is always going to look appealing.

As we all know, United decided not to move for Conte, with Rangnick's appointment as interim boss allowing the club time to assess their options before appointing a permanent boss in the summer.

While United were keen not to make a hasty call, Tottenham took a very different approach.

Spurs appointed Conte