"If you brought prime Sir Alex Ferguson back in, he wouldn't be able to turn it around straight away, it would still take time. If you put Pep Guardiola in there, or Jurgen Klopp, it wouldn't work either. Ultimately, I think the players we're buying and the players that we're able to buy aren't at the level we used to have, so it's about accepting the fact that it's going to take"
"Butt's prognosis is bleak but not without justification. The Red Devils became accustomed to success and have won the Europa League and FA Cup since Ferguson retired, but the Premier League title has now eluded them under successive managers. They finished second under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjr but it would be difficult to argue that the club has made positive progress with Erik ten Hag and then Ruben Amorim at the helm."
Manchester United suffers from organizational rot that undermines recruitment and performance. A return of prime Sir Alex Ferguson or appointments like Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp would not deliver immediate turnaround; recovery will take years. The transfer strategy yields players below the club's historic standard, implying a five-to-eight-year rebuild to challenge for the Premier League. United have won the Europa League and FA Cup since Ferguson's departure but have not reclaimed the Premier League. Recent seasons produced second-place finishes under Mourinho and Solskjær, with limited progress under Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. In 2024/25 United finished 15th, their lowest league position since 1974, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.
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