7 reasons for the decay at Manchester United 

Manchester United is a club in danger of losing their elite status
Manchester United is a club in danger of losing their elite status

#3 Philosophy

The Manchester United squad training at Carrington
The Manchester United squad training at Carrington

What really is the Manchester United Way? Flanks? Wingers? 4-4-2? Well, if you want to pigeon-hole it, it is two wingers, overlapping full-backs and attacking midfielders - but, really, there is far more to it than that. It is a state of mind. A goal should come from anyone and anywhere. It is about multiple options to creatively move the ball. Long and short, up and down, angled and across. Attacks should have a life and purpose. For a neutral, it hard to spot a philosophy that United play with now.

This team is not outrunning its opponents. They lumberingly pass sideways and back. They don't attack in a pack, neither do they trackback to counter a counter attack. What is happening at Carrington is not working quite as well when compared to the new-age, creatively industrious, hard-pressing training regimen at the Etihad Campus, New White Hart Lane or Melwood.

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