United's Problems Mount as Arsenal Go Six points Ahead

More pain for Manchester United fans as they suffered another defeat, this time away to Arsenal at the Emirates, with the final score ending 3-1.

The loss epitomised United's season, horrific defending throughout, Cristiano Ronaldo put them back in with a chance but they let it slip by conceding another unnecessary goal. For too long now there has been a basket full of issues at the club from top to bottom, it would be unrealistic to believe that these problems will disappear soon enough. One person that can help solve some of these issues is the newly appointed Erik Ten Hag, who will takeover at the end of this season. Getting rid of certain players will hopefully do some good, there are too many inflated egos and lethargic attitudes in the squad at the moment. Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata are all set to leave the club this summer. This should allow the club to properly rebuild and have a clear plan of what is next. This is all easier said than done though, United fans will be familiar with the lack of strategic awareness as well as a severe misunderstanding of how a hugely successful football club should be run. An unwillingness to sign players in a time of need or the right players for that fact has been a consistent downfall for United. Although Erik Ten Hag seems like he has a bit of steel and doggedness about him, it is imperative to take that with a grain of salt. We've been through managers like Jose Mourinho and Louis Van Gaal, men with a similar type of mindset, so Ten Hag is no different for now. The one recurring factor with these 3 men is the players, the previous two inherited an almost identical squad and now Erik will be forced to decide what he does with this current batch.

Speaking of the current players, there is an adverse differential when it comes down to the personalities within the squad. You've got players like Ronaldo, Fernandes, Mctominay and De Gea (in some cases) who have that passion and understanding of what it means to play for the club. Then you have the lazy, arrogant and entitled bunch in Lingard, Rashford and Pogba who are undeserving a lot of the time. Players like Harry Maguire too, who specifically has endured a horrendous season and been on the receiving end of some severe criticism. Let's be honest he is completely out of his depth at the club and making him captain was a rash decision, ever since joining it has just been a downward spiral for the England man. The majority of these lot are nowhere near an acceptable standard but who else are we going to play apart from a few of the youth kids? It seems like there has been a revolt of some kind from the players, acting like they are bigger than the club, forcing managers out and somehow affording to keep their place with a lovely new contract extension. Here's hoping that Ten Hag sees how these players really do act and boots them out the back door with no goodbye, they deserve to be binned off with immediate effect. Despite many fans' pleas for the removal of a large contigent of the squad, it is important to understand that those in charge of the club have for too long not provided the means for a necessary rebuild, hence why so many of these players have been at the club for longer than they should have. (getting rid of players also doesn't automatically mean quality replacements will be made)

The honesty of Ralf Rangnick's interviews should also be a sign to those higher up, the lack of dedication and effort and so much more has costed the team another trophyless season, despite only joining in December Rangnick has opened a lot of fans' eyes to how these players really are.

All in all, Ten Hag must be backed by the fans, players and the board, he hasn't proven anything yet at United but they cannot afford to continue going around in this cycle of hiring and firing. Stability is needed and the new manager has the ability and the personality to do what is necessary for success.