Manchester United are paying the price for the Glazers' poor appointments

There is a tedious cycle at Manchester United whenever they fail to meet expectations on the pitch. Blame the manager, sack the manager, hire a new manager, sign big names, fail to deliver. Rinse and repeat.

United's exit from the Champions League on Tuesday night once again raised questions about the man currently in charge of the club, himself a short-term fix who was only appointed because there was no plan from above to cope when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer — a man they blindly backed in hope — failed to meet expectations.

With no match for two-and-a-half-weeks and no chance of fresh silverware at Old Trafford this season, United are fully in damage limitation mode, hoping to somehow scrape over the line in the 'race' for fourth-place to at least save themselves financially with the Champions League pot of gold that would be their reward.

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Unless they are at risk of losing money, United appear happy to just stagnate. This is a club which is reactive rather than proactive. This is a club whose issues stem right from the very top.

There can be no denying that hiring the right manager this summer is still of huge importance but right now the two leading candidates are Mauricio Pochettino; who has underachieved with Paris Saint-Germain this season, or Erik ten Hag; who does not guarantee success and who was knocked out of the Champions League by Benfica on Tuesday night.

In an ideal world, a proven winner at an elite club in the modern era like Thomas Tuchel or Luis Enrique would be the man for the job, though once again, there are no guarantees of success given the hierarchy above them.

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