How do you solve a problem like Manchester United? That's the question on many people's lips from the backroom staff, to the players, to the board and as you can probably tell, of the fans.
Many issues have been brought up in the past few weeks to try and really pinpoint why is it that United seem to have to fight for their lives nearly every game.
The fact that United didn't sign a defensive midfielder in the summer is the major one that seemed to be identified pretty early on, in fact, it was glaringly obvious last season that the team had a problem in that position, but yet United made no obvious moves to sign any player in that position come the time the window closed.
The lack of defensive cohesion combined with injuries was an excuse provided for while the defence wasn't keeping clean sheets, especially with the resurgence of David De Gea between the sticks.
And more recently the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has affected the team's pressing and caused the team to seem disjointed when trying to win back possession (and wherever this piece goes from here, this isn't me saying this isn't a problem), and caused Bruno Fernandes to stray out of position in order to supplement his fellow Portuguese compatriot.
But when you look at it deep down and especially after what is a humbling 5-0 defeat to Liverpool, the blame has to firmly fall at the feet of the manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
So how do you solve a problem like United, Solskjaer? Personally, I don't think he really knows and that is why we have been treated to the same stagnant and cagey football all season which has culminated in what I can only describe as an embarrassing result against their old rivals.
When United came back against Atalanta, many fans were obviously ecstatic and when pundit and United legend Paul Scholes said that the performance was still worrying and the win was just 'papering over the cracks', many fans berated him. But he was right and it is clear that something is seriously wrong.
For Liverpool's first goal, it was clear that this was going to be a long game. Aaron Wan-Bissaka was pressing way too far up the field and then the defence fell apart as Liverpool passed through them.
I would have been at the game on Sunday if I wasn't working and if it wasn't my job to watch the entire game I would have turned it off, United seemed out of ideas consistently throughout the game and really it was only due to Liverpool having a makeshift midfield which looked uncomfortable breaking the lines that they didn't score.
That being said, when United foolishly gave them the space to operate, it did moments of brilliance from midfield, most notably Jordan Henderson's pass for Mohammed Salah's hattrick was particularly excellent, though it pains me to say.
And that was just Liverpool's game, they were everything United weren't. Though having obvious issues with injury in midfield, the team was great than the sum of its parts and then it still had the individual brilliance when it needed it. No one for United put in any performance of note.
Liverpool had ideas, a style of play and looked good off the ball and United showed none of these things. At the start of the season, United fans were expecting to be challenging for silverware and when they signed Ronaldo it seemed almost confirmed in most fans mind's they were going to win it all.
And now here we sit, on what is a dark Autumn night near the end of October, with absolutely no belief in the side left and it is mainly down to the management.
I will always thank Solskjaer for what he's done because he brought belief and a feel-good factor back to the club. He was what we needed after Jose Mourinho and it seems to be that he is now the manager who has put some good foundations in place, but it's time for him to move on.
United need a manager who can compete with the likes of Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel and give this team the tactics it needs to succeed long term. At the moment the board have no intention of removing the manager the MEN understands, but things can change very quickly.
All I can say is when you see masses of fans walking out of Old Trafford at 60 minutes, it's probably time to make a change.
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