Manchester United have hit a bump in the road. Although their league season has been pretty decent so far, the last month or so has been rough. A 0-0 draw at Anfield against Liverpool in October has been followed by a serious interruption to the momentum that had been generated by a favourable set of fixtures and some frightening goalscoring form early on.
The 2-1 loss to Huddersfield that followed was disastrous. They just about righted the ship in the Champions League and scraped a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the league, but the toothless, limp performance at Stamford Bridge in their 1-0 loss to Chelsea last weekend highlighted—among other things—some of the limitations of the squad.