Manchester United’s season have ended with an open wound. Defeat to Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League final exposed the fragility of a project that seems more stagnant

Next season will look remarkably different from all but one in the previous 34 for United: one without European football.

Scott McTominay played a crucial role in Napolis Serie A-winning season, scoring 11 goals from midfield; Antonio Conte has got the best out of the Scot, with his numbers better than any season at Old Trafford;

Manchester United’s lack of a proven goalscorer let Ruben Amorim down in the Europa League final, and the club has plans to fix this in the summer.Rasmus Hojlund is not good enough, and a striker

Manchester United won’t end the 2024–25 season with the Europa League trophy in hand, and maybe that outcome is necessary in the bigger picture.

After enduring their worst Premier League season in history—and worst top-flight campaign since 1973-74—Manchester United suffered one final humiliation before mercifully drawing the curtains on 2024-2025.

The Manchester United winger has had limited impact in a loan move at Chelsea FC, who will only decide whether they want to take up a permanent option after a post-season summit. Former club Borussia Dortmund are also understood to have passed up the chance of a deal.

United in 2024-25 are not the club they have long claimed to be. It will take hard work and good decisions to correct