Failures of the System

Predictable, unbalanced, lacking legs in midfield and attacking thrust, the Manchester United misery goes on. And they can't defend corners either.

It’s too early to panic. The season is only two games in. There is a very long way to go. But Manchester United have taken a single point. They lie sixteenth in the nascent league table. Their manager has just seen his win percentage at the club dip below that of Frank O’Farrell and Wilf McGuinness; by that metric he’s currently their worst manager sinc…