Manchester United will still fail to challenge for the EPL next season and will need a rebuilding job plus a lot of patience to get back to the top, according to ex chairman, Martin Edwards.
The Red Devils are yet to win the league since Sir Alex Ferguson exited his role as manager in 2013 after lifting his 13th Premier League title.
David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho are among the managers that have failed to do what the Scot did, and even ended up getting sacked in the process.
Mr Martin, who was part of the successful of the successful tenure at the club between 1980 and 2002, has said that the current sad situation at the club is not for the present alone as it will continue in the nearest future until the club get things right.
His words, “I can’t see them challenging for the title next year.
“I think it needs a rebuilding job, I think they need certain players. I think United supporters are going to be patient.
“And I think with Ole they will be patient than previous managers because he is one of our own.
“He’s been a player, he’s popular, he understands the club, he makes the right noises, he’s enthusiastic.
“So I think he will get support from the supporters and I hope he gets support from the management.”
“It’s been difficult since Alex Ferguson left, Ole is now the fourth manager,”
“I don’t think any of them found it particularly easy, so we’ve sort of slipped backwards a bit.
“Ole came in and did a great job earlier on in the season, I think it’s been difficult since – the last few games.
“We’ve struggled a bit, particularly against Barcelona in Europe. But I think Ole now needs to be given support to start building again.
“We are back from where we were, but we are still a high-profile club, we still have a huge worldwide support, we still get good income, so we have a chance of rebuilding.
“So there is some hard work down the road, obviously with the current management and owners and everything else, and let’s hope that Ole can do it from the management point of view.
“It’s not an easy job, it’s not been easy following Alex Ferguson, he’s started well but I think now he’s finding out how hard it is.
“But hopefully, with a bit of support, he gets the players he wants in and going forward he can rebuild it.”
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