Manchester United New Dawn after Mourinho's Departure
The good history and dignity of Manchester United have been between the devil and the deep blue sea at the beginning of the 2018/19 season when everything was falling into pieces after each and every match. Criticism, frustration, and anguish mounted immensely to the fans and management because winning was no longer a norm under Jose Mourinho.
The former Manager's tactics were no longer efficient like at first, leaving the Manchester giants on the 6th position after losing 5 times in 17 matches and falling 19 points behind the top of the Premier League table. Irrespective of his sacking, the statistics reveal that the former 56-year-old Manchester United Manager was not bad to the core, the statistics show that Jose Mourinho's success rate was 58.3% with only 1.4% behind Sir Alex Ferguson's 59.7% success rate.
Jose only managed 144 matches in all competitions since 2016 but his success rate has shockingly ranked him to position 2 on top five successful Managers of Manchester United, surpassing David Moyes with 52.9% win ratio and 52.4% for Louis Van Gaal. The Portuguese started exquisitely when he took charge on 2016, winning the UEFA Europa League and the EFL Cup in his first season with Manchester United. After that, he won nothing until his demise at Old Trafford.
The interim Manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer was appointed by the Management and he surprisingly became the Messiah from third heaven to redeem the team from their poor start to the season.
The Norwegian took over after his predecessor Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2018 after he left the team with disappointing results in the Premier League. Solskjaer's unstoppable winning tactics has broken many records, shaped a bright future within a short period of time and brought back the long lost hopes and smile to the rest of Manchester United family across the globe.
Under the Norwegian, Manchester United has managed to win and collect many points than any other team in the Premier League with 10 wins and 2 draws out of 12 matches. Their massive and impressive wins have moved the team from the 6th to the 4th position, from being 19 points to 13 points behind the Premier League leaders. The 46-year-old Interim Manager has won 9 consecutive away matches, breaking and surpassing all the long-standing away win records set by all former Manchester United Managers.
After the miraculous win against PSG in Paris, Solksjaer became the first ever manager in the history of the Champions League to victoriously lead a team that was behind by two goals conceded at home and win the away match to progress into the next round. Manchester United is now through to the next round of Champions League and more than ready for their next opponents.
The winning mentality and spirit at Old Trafford are very high as we saw the resurrection of many players who were not up to standard under Mourinho and others were also getting intermittent game time. One of the outstanding players under the current squad of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is Paul Pogba, who suffered too much criticism, stripped off the second captain role in September 2018 and also called a 'Virus' by the Portuguese. The midfielder has managed to revive himself under Solskjaer with 10 spectacular goals and 7 magical assists, which is a great milestone for the French midfielder.
Marcus Rashford is also another player who revived himself; he also scored a winning goal against PSG in the last minute of the game which saw them going through to the next round of the Champions League.
Manchester United have 58 points in 29 matches played in the Premier League this season and they will be aiming to climb higher on the table when they take on Arsenal in their next match. A win for the Red Devils will see help them strengthen their chances of securing a Champions League spot ahead of next season.
From chasing shadows to aspiring, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has really taken the Red Devils forward and it is truly new dawn at the Old Trafford.