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GLORY GLORY MANCHESTER UNITED PART 3

David Moyes replaced Sir Alex after penning a six year deal. He was sacked after just one season of poor performance which saw Man Utd fail to qualify for the Champions League as well as Europa League first time since 1950s. Then Louis Van Gaal took over with Ryan Giggs as his assistant. Even though the Red Devils qualified for the Champions League that season the very next season they crashed out of the group stage and finished 5th in the league even after expensive signings of Radamael Falcao and Angel Di Maria. Van Gaal was sacked despite a 12th FA Cup title. Little wasn`t accepted at a great club like Manchester United. These 3 seasons were all winter, mostly dry. Jose Mourinho who was known for his defensive style of play was appointed as the manager next. The first season under him saw the world record signing of Paul Pogba for  €105 million (£89.3 million) plus bonuses of €5 million and splahed the cash for few other players. This squad went on to win the EFL Cup and the FA community shield. Even after a sixth place finish in the league Man Utd qualified for the Champions League through their first ever Europa League title after beating Ajax 2-0 in the final. A European club at Old Trafford after quite a long time. Wayne Rooney scored his 250th goal becoming club`s leading goal scorer. Fans were happy thought that we were back to glory days but the next two seasons proved to be a disappointment. The 2017-18 season was a dry season for united regardless of a second place finish (in a record breaking campaign for City under Pep) after they were knocked out in the round of 16 by Sevilla and lost the FA cup final to Chelsea. Mourinho was given another chance due to few impressive performances in that season.  The start of this 2018-19 season saw the Red Devils play like school boys with Mourinho not getting enough support in the transfer window. He was constantly complaining about the lack of quality centre backs and often criticized his players especially Pogba in the interviews. Mourinho was sacked on 18 December 2018 after he lost the faith of his players and fans and with United in sixth place, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool and 11 points outside the Champions League places. Clearly all these three managers failed to fit Sir Alex`s shoe and Mourinho didn`t have the Man Utd DNA. Then came Ole Gunnar Solksjaer from Molde who is one of our own, saved the season for united as a manager. His first game in charge saw ManU beat Cardiff 5-1 with striking displays as a unit. But what he did against PSG in the Champions league Round of 16 second leg away was remarkable. After losing first leg 2-0 at home, with injuries to quite a lot of first team players and Paul Pogba being suspended it seemed almost impossible to turn it around. But Ole brought back what was missing in the squad for the past few years: confidence, smile and best of tactics tobeat PSG 3-3 on away goals at the Parc Des Princes through a Marcus Rashford penalty in Fergie Time with a team filled with academy
graduates. Many claim that it is the renaissance of Manchester United, the start of a new era.  On 28 March 2019, following a run of 14 wins in his 19 matches in charge, Solskjær was appointed permanently on a three-year deal. Following this was a dip in form and other injury worries for the squad who failed to secure a champions League spot in the last stages with just few points behind. The team lost to teams like Wolves and Everton and this time expert criticized the players. They feel players need to step up and support the manager. But next season if Ole is supported with huge funds in transfer window he can surely turn things around with rumored signings of high profile center backs like DE Light and Koulibaly and more players who have the MAN Utd DNA . Players like David De Gea and Pogba need to deliver the goods this time. The club donates a lot of money for charity and conducts matches of the legends to raise funds for the same. Ole needs to know that fans are always with the club during the Best and Worst time. For me there is just One Love, One Dream, One United #IAMUNITED #GLORYGLORYMANUTD
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