twice<\/strong>!)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n Since their heyday under Sir Alex Ferguson, though, Manchester United have struggled to find the required consistency to even challenge other teams such as Manchester City and Chelsea to win the Premier League again.<\/p>\n\n
\n After 27 years of stability, they have changed their manager three times in five years. David Moyes, Louis Van Gaal, and Jose Mourinho have all tried to steer the club back to success, but they could only muster a second place finish with 19 points off the lead, at best.<\/p>\n\n
\n Ole Takes the Wheel\n <\/h3>\n \n\n
\n Ole Gunnar Solskjaer then stepped in for the Reds as caretaker manager after the management sacked Jose Mourinho in December 2018, following one of the worst starts to a season for the club with just seven wins out of 17 matches. Solskjaer managed to revive the fans\u2019 hopes of ending the season within the top four – however, they missed out after a poor run in the final five matches, failing to win in each one.<\/p>\n\n
\n During the 2019\/20 season, the club invested in valuable reinforcements to the team in centre-back Harry Maguire, right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka over the summer, as well as attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes during the January transfer window for a total of more than \u00a3170 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n They managed to reduce the number of goals conceded and started scoring more, especially in front of the home fans at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes<\/strong> instantly became a reference point for the team as he scored 8 goals for the team that season, despite only joining halfway through.<\/p>\n\n\n In the 2020\/21 season, United managed to finish the closest to the eventual Premier League champions following the end of Sir Alex Ferguson's era. However, ending 12 points behind the champions, they could hardly be considered challengers for the title. Despite having brought in experienced striker Edinson Cavani and hard-working Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek, United were still not scoring enough goals to get them past tough opponents.<\/p>\n\n
\n All losses came in front of the home crowd – or lack of one, since most matches were played behind closed doors due to the pandemic. The team suffered six home losses, making it the second worst season out of the previous 15. However, United managed to gain the most points – 43 points – from away games in comparison, after not losing away a single time – something which had only ever been achieved by Arsenal in the 2001\/02 and 2003\/04 seasons.<\/p>\n\n
\n In fact, they managed to set the Premier League record for the longest unbeaten away run. The string of 29 unbeaten away matches<\/strong> came to an end against Leicester City on Saturday 16th October 2021, when they lost 4-2 to the Foxes at the King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s Return To Old Trafford\n <\/h3>\n \n\n
\n Most recently, the team purchased one of the best football players to ever grace the game – Cristiano Ronaldo <\/strong>– from Italian giants Juventus. Despite his age, Cristiano has proved he can still play at the highest levels and produce moments of sheer brilliance. His addition to the team has brought about more goal-scoring opportunities and more goals. Having said that, his future is uncertain due to his desire to play Champions League football.<\/p>\n\n\n Ralf Rangnick\u2019s Reign as Manager\n <\/h3>\n \n\n
\n After sacking Ole, United turned to Michael Carrick as interim manager until they got German coach Ralf Rangnick to sit on the Red Devils' bench. Since joining, there have been questions about his style of management; that said, he has managed to keep the losses to a minimum. Despite this, many feel that United have not been playing up to the standard they should be at, especially after having strengthened the squad with the likes of Raphael Varane <\/strong>and Jadon Sancho<\/strong>. The feelings of the fans were justified as Man United slumped to a sixth-place finish, and Ralf Rangnick departed to manage the Austrian National Team.<\/p>\n\n\n After being knocked out of the Champions League by Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, Man Utd had no chance of winning any of the competition they had competed in the 2021\/22 season, which means their trophy drought continues.<\/p>\n\n