5 steps Manchester United must take to return to where they belong | Premier League 2019-20

#2 Have patience, lots of it

Manchester United fans should exercise some patience

For almost two decades, Manchester United swaggered around as the top dog in town and blitzed their way to trophy after trophy, doing so while playing an exciting brand of attacking football that was pleasing to watch.

Some of the best players in the world wore the jersey of the club and they generally represented Manchester United to the best of their ability, with fans genuinely looking forward to the next time their beloved team took to the field - Old Trafford was a happy place and a fortress.

Every positive attribute listed above has been substituted with an extreme opposite in recent years. Strife, apathy, and disappointment are some of the adjectives you can use to describe Manchester United right now.

As already indicated, the Red Devils are numerous levels beneath the clubs at the summit and the fact that the 20-time champions were closer to the relegation places than the top of the Premier League in each of the last two seasons is indicative of this.

While not impossible, it is going to be very difficult for Manchester United to get back to where they once were and it would take a lot of near-misses and pitfalls for them to get their house in order.

A parallel can be drawn with Liverpool, with the Reds themselves falling spectacularly from grace to grass but they persevered, which has led to them reaping the rewards in recent years. The same would have to happen at Old Trafford and fans of the club have to endure, show a lot of faith and patience for their rebuilding process to kick into gear.