Rene Meulensteen knows what it takes to contribute to a successful Manchester United outfit and has provided his take on where he thinks the Red Devils have gone wrong post-Sir Alex Ferguson
Ex-Manchester United assistant coach Rene Meulensteen has had his say on where the Red Devils have gone wrong since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013.
The Dutchman spent six years at Old Trafford as Ferguson’s right-hand man and knows the club better than most. Meulensteen has since revealed that he feels United suffered in the wake of Ferguson’s departure due to a lack of stability and continuity, citing the number of managers the Red Devils have gone through in the last decade.
David Moyes was the first to occupy the Old Trafford hot seat after Ferguson, but he lasted little more than nine months at the helm. Then came Louis van Gaal, who guided United to FA Cup glory but was still relieved of his role and replaced by Jose Mourinho in the summer of 2016.
Mourinho lifted both the Carabao Cup and Europa League, but still couldn’t last the length of his contract and was sacked in late 2018. He was followed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, initially on an interim basis but the Norwegian ended up securing the job on a permanent basis, until he lost it in November 2021.