5 reasons why some fans dislike Manchester United

#3 Success

Manchester United have had unprecedented success in the last two decades

This sense of entitlement has come about from years of continual success. Millennials have only ever known the Red Devils as England’s top side. Unless you are younger than 30, you won’t remember the Dave Sexton era, relegation after defeat to Manchester City in 1974. It is easily forgotten that Manchester United didn't win the league between 1967 and 1993.

Since the club became the first Premier League champions, they picked up title after title, often in the most dramatic of fashions. You ask Blackburn or Leicester fans what their title-winning season was like and they’ll likely be able to recite every goal, every win that took them one step closer to glory.

With Manchester United, success became the norm. Every fan dreams of their team winning a trophy, whether it be a cup at Wembley or a league crown, but for United, it has been almost habitual.

Football is the most watched sport on the planet for a reason – Manchester United’s relentless success made it somewhat less of a spectacle. Not now, though.