The Red Devils' post-Ferguson dip became a slump, and that became the new normality - business history has shown that it is tough to stop the rot
The business world is littered with stories of historically huge companies disappearing from the radar from a position of total dominance – from Blockbuster failing to see off the disruptive challenge of Netflix or Toys R’ Us shuttering stores as Amazon and other online retailers took over.
Nothing is guaranteed in the money world. For example, some 88 per cent of the Fortune 500 companies in 1955 are not there today.