United vs West Brom showed the difference between United and English and European Elite

United vs West Brom showed the difference between United and English and European Elite

Make no mistake, United are an elite English and European club. They are one of, if not the, best supported club in world football. The Red Devils have a history of success, especially in the last 2 decades, and are able to attract massive sponsorship deals so that they can spend big in the transfer market.

However, United are not performing like an elite English or European club. Tottenham and Chelsea are 9 and 16 points ahead of them respectively in the Premier League. The two teams that many consider to be the best in the league this year are showing that United are lagging behind where they hope to be by some margin.

At the moment United look a way-a-way from mixing it with the likes of Juventus, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Champions League. This is the company a team as prestigious and well-supported as Manchester United belong in. Their sponsors and fan base crave for the big-time matches again, but where do they need to improve to make it back there? United are clearly missing the glory days, and if you fancy your chances of glory or enjoy online games why not use this gala bingo promo code.


The game yesterday showed a clear weakness: Strength in depth. United were without key men Paul Pogba (through injury) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (through suspension), and so they faltered, drawing 0-0 at home to West Brom.

Compare that to games this season when Chelsea have been without Costa, they moved Hazard up-front and played with Willian and Pedro in the supporting attacking roles. This has proved to be an effective solution multiple times this season, notably when they wiped the floor with Leicester with a 3-0 away win playing the trio.

Also compare this to how Tottenham have coped in Kane’s absence this season, the England man has missed 7 Premier League games through injury, Spurs have won 4 and drawn 3, impressive to say the least.

This was United’s 8th home draw of the season, with a record like that there is no chance of being in a title-race and Champions League qualification becomes much harder to achieve. It also proves that even when the key men are playing draws are an issue.

Antoine Griezmann France

Simply, United need more star players to make it back to the big time, teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern have many star men, in the starting line-up and the bench. These players can make the difference in tight games, creating chances or grabbing goals out of nowhere. Ibrahimovic has 15 Premier League goals, but the next closet is Mata with 6 and then Pogba with 4, that’s just not good enough.

Mourinho seems to have tightened United’s defence considerably as the season has progressed; now he needs more players capable of doing the things you can’t coach up the top end of the pitch. Expect United to be active in the transfer window this summer with goal scorers clearly needed and if they buy well (read Antoine Griezmann) a title charge will be inevitable.