4) Lack of leadership in defence…
Most title winning sides are built on an ultra solid defence, marshalled by an inspiring captain. Think Vincent Kompany, Nemanja Vidic, John Terry, Tony Adams. At the time of writing, United have Phil Jones, Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling as the three main centre-backs. None of them have the leadership and experience to oversee a title win yet, and if a world-class centre-back is signed, he’ll surely need time to adapt to the club and the league.