2. Guiding the club to the quarter-finals of the Champions League
While the club’s domestic form may not have been up to much, United’s Champions League campaign was just as exciting as it’s ever been. The Red Devils frequently make to as far as the last 8 when they don’t actually win the tournament, and only the best team in the world were capable of stopping them. There is no shame in losing to a club like Bayern, and chalking up victories over the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Sociedad and Olympiakos makes for an impressive list of casualties.