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Manchester United have always been ahead of the pack in the Premier League. The record title winners have been leading the way for a long time now. United still have the most wins in the Premier League - 635, most goals in the Premier League as well as most clean sheets in the Premier League. However, it is not just the records, but also the image of the Red Devils that is at stake here.
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For starters, United's performance in the transfer market has been poor in recent years. Mourinho might be sulking at his club's refusal to get him a centre-back in the summer, but the amount of investment he has wasted at the club is alarming. Mkhitaryan, Bailly, Lindelof, Lukaku, Pogba, Sanchez, Fred - these are players he invested on and yet like a child who gets bored of a toy after playing for a while, Mourinho needs more. Under the Portuguese, United have not made smart moves in the market and the Old Trafford outfit is already paying for it.
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On the other hand, the team no longer arrive at Old Trafford hoping to salvage a point, neither do they welcome United with nervy glances at the back. Manchester United are no longer the most feared opposition in the league, that title, unfortunately, has gone to the noisy neighbours who seem to be making all the right moves. Every team in the Premier League is improving, pinning down a style of play, a way of moving forward, and sad as it might seem right now, Manchester United are slowly falling behind the pack. It is for this reason alone that Mourinho needs to go now before it is too late.
Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written close to 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.
Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.
Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.
Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.
Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.
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