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It's a near-impossible juggling act.

United have won five trophies since Ferguson retired, including four domestic cups and the Europa League.

The Premier League - a competition the club have won 20 times - looks like a distant dream that could take years to reach, even just to put together a title challenge.

The fact this club has won any trophies since Ferguson packed up and left seems like a miracle.

Ferguson and CEO David Gill were both largely responsible for United's decades of dominance but both left at the same time in 2013.

There has been a desperate lack of direction since Ferguson left and his former striker Wayne Rooney has even suggested he is to blame for not setting the club up for the future.

"The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level whilst the structure of the youth set-up will ensure that the long-term future of the club remains a bright one."

Flash forward to the present day, 12 years later, Ruben Amorim is struggling to lift the team out of mid-table and has been left with a squad in need of so much surgery, he'd probably only want to keep hold of six or seven players.

Meanwhile, their bitter rivals Liverpool have already won the Champions League and Premier League in that time - and look nailed on to win the latter trophy again under Arne Slot after going 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League.