The Future of Manchester United

The Future of Manchester United

Introduction

Manchester United are widely known as the name for Champions. In the twenty-one seasons of the English Premier League history, the Reds have shown their domination by winning the titles for thirteen times. For the same period in the UEFA Champions League, the dramatic comeback victory in the Final of 1999 against Bryan Munich and the breathtaking penalty shoot out win against Chelsea in the Final of 2008 led United becoming the Kings of Europe twice. Winning titles has gradually become a habit to the club and an expectation to the fans.

Factors to succeed over the years

United’s secret of success is well-known as Sir Alex Ferguson, who simply is the icon of the club. Over the past twenty-six years, as the manager of the club, Sir Alex has won thirty-eight trophies in all competition and made United the most successful football club in the history of English football. From time to time, his leadership and management philosophies have been studied worldwide and he gave the answer to success at a speech at the Harvard Business School in winter 2012. “The key to managing a club like Manchester United is to maintain the consistency and to pursue sustainability”, said Sir Alex Ferguson.

During a season from August to May of the next calendar year, the premier league consists of thirteen-eight games and winning each of them is equally important. Arsenal, Manchester City and even United themselves, used to lead the table for the two-thirds of the season, however, they all gave away the title at the end due to some tragic performance towards end of the season.

The league record has implied that the most stable team would win the title, in other word; consistency is the key to championship.

Sir Alex has utilized consistency in his leadership style. In the twenty-six years as the manager, he never allowed any player to challenge his power, even the most famous player in the world. The classic example is when he