The United Revolution: Life after Sir Alex 1
It's been 9 years since The legendary Sir Alex Ferguson managed his last game, Since then, Manchester United has rapidly transitioned from being the biggest club in the world to literally a laughing stock. During his 26-year stint as Manager of Manchester United, they won a total of 38 trophies, including two champions league titles and a record breaking 13 premier league titles, helping United overcome Liverpool to become the most successful club in premier league history. His final match as a Manchester united manager ended in a 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Since his retirement, Manchester United have had 7 managerial changes, which has increased to 8, with the appointment of Eric Ten Hag as the new manager. But none of them have succeeded in changing the trajectory of this club for good.
LIFE AFTER SIR ALEX
Immediately after Sir Alex retired, David Moyes was announced as the new Manchester United manager prior to the beginning of the next season.
DAVID MOYES
Under David Moyes, United won the Community Shield but that was to say the least. Despite winning the community shield, they struggled in the league Finishing 7th(their lowest f ininish since 1990) which meant that they missed out on European competition for the first time since 1989-90. They were also eliminated from the FA cup with a loss against Swansea City , eliminated from the semifinals of the league cup after being beaten on penalties by Sunderland. Their Stint In the Champions league was shortlived as well as they survived a scare from Olympiacos in the RO16 but lost in the Quarter Finals 4-2 to Bayern Munich. On 22nd, April 2014, With four games to spare, David Moyes was sacked as Manager, less than a year into his six-year contract. Ryan Giggs was placed in charge of United's remaining league games of which he collected 7 out of a possible 12 points.
On 19 May 2014, Louis Van Gaal was appointed as the new United manager on a three year contract, with Ryan Giggs as his assistant.
LOUIS VAN GAAL.
Considering his already gratifying portfolio, Louis Van Gaal was the man everybody thought would lead the United revolution, the squad was strengthened to say the least. The likes of Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Angel DiMaria and Radamel Falcao but the situation didn't change.
In his first season in charge, he led Manchester United to a fourth place finish up from the 7th place position they finished the season before.
He finished fifth at the end of his second season In charge.
He won his only trophy(The FA cup) as a United manager when his team defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in the finals, thanks to a Jesse Lingard extra time winning goal.
To be continued.........
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APRIL 22, 2022.
Sir alex furguson was the best ever for Manutd.