The most important thing for this current United team is to build confidence from winning. Without results, this players will teeter into mediocrity again and the coach is intelligent enough to understand that and leave sentiments aside.

The team needs more players, time and training sessions to effectively transform to title challengers. The best thing to happen to them after the De Jong debacle is Christian Eriksen. His intelligence, control and vision has created a base for them to transition fast into attacks. But even him is in his 30s which means he doesn't have much time left at the top.

As for the Casemiro signing, he is just a knee-jerk signing by the owners just to prove to shareholders that they still have the pulling powers and that their money is safe.