How much time in your opinion is it going to take though? We just need this player and someone to step up. We have been saying this for the last 8 years, never mind the 2 1/2 seasons Ole has been here. We could be saying this in another 3 years time, meanwhile the big trophies go to Chelsea, City and Liverpool. He has been backed extensively and got the players in he wanted, who wanted to come and got shut of players he didnt want to keep.
I still say if a manager at this size of club hasn't won a trophy in 3 years he should be sacked as he obviously hasnt got the winning mentality to implement with the club. Ole simply has to win any trophy this season and be in with a chance of the title with a game or two to go minimum
The five years after Fergie, United lost their way...completely. The player quality and characters were never good enough individually or as a group. The hope was there, but realistically, the talent was never good enough considering the teams who were better.
Chelsea, City, and Liverpool have had better managers and players (collectively) than United the past five to six years. Good for them, but more of a poor reflection on United.
It's an on-going process. Big 3 years to get them within touching distance, but again, the on-going process is continuing with the out-goings of Pogba, Cavani, a Mata, a Matic, and probably DDG. All those squad options must be filled correctly and how it benefits the team.
If Ole really wants to win a trophy just to shut people up (they never will shut up), just play 8 to 9 starting XI players in the League Cup and try your luck. Same with FA Cup. Knockout competitions aren't the best barometer of where you're going...see Arsenal. Chelsea haven't finished 2nd in the PL since they won in 2016, but have picked up FA, Europa, and CL. They have been a cup team for the past 6 years if we're honest. Not near the league.
People just don't understand how big of a step it is between 2nd and 1st. This is a club (City) that has the deepest pockets in Premier League history and in club football, really only next to PSG and Barca. They also have one of the best club managers of all time with a team core that has been together through their peak years. Before that it was Liverpool's peak two/three years.
Ole has a winning mentality, but winning finals isn't just about mentality, it's also about talent and the requisite cup luck you need on a one-off. I'm not going to get into the fine margins about last season's Europa League final, but United need to allow Ole to build the squad through at least the 22/23 season. Need to see this season out and then get a proper center forward/striker with central midfield reinforcement that can bench one of McTominay or Fred, but still function well (if not better) for the team.
But if the club think there's a manager that can take United to the top going into the 22/23 season, then that's their call. It doesn't mean that the building process of the squad stops or the club loses the vision of the type of squad they want to build. I personally wouldn't do it because the squad building isn't finished and having consistency within the coaching ranks (Eric Ramsey might be a masterstroke of a new coach from Chelsea), plus the core players who are maturing at a rapid pace (Henderson, Shaw, Maguire, AWB, McTominay, Rashford, Bruno, Fred, Sancho).