Manchester United fans have been dreaming about ‘when’ – not ‘if’ – they will win the Premier League title again in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era of the club.
The Red Devils have only finished second in the Premier League table on two occasions since Sir Alex Ferguson retired as Manchester United manager in 2013.
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The first one came under Jose Mourinho in the 2017-18 Premier League campaign, with United finishing a distant second to crosstown rivals Manchester City.
Fast-forward to the 2020-21 season and the Red Devils would fall short again of the Premier League title, but this time under the reign of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
If it had been asked at the beginning of the 2025-26 season if United could be in for a shot of the title, then the resounding answer would have been a likely ‘no.’
However, even the most pessimistic of United fans cannot rule out the chance of the Red Devils now doing the unthinkable, no matter how unlikely it might seem.
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The Red Devils were only sixth in the Premier League table at the time that Ruben Amorim was finally axed as Man Utd head coach in January.
United only hold a narrow lead over fifth-place Chelsea – a single point separating them – but the fourth-place Red Devils are 13 points behind league leaders Arsenal.
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Arsenal dropped two valuable Premier League points on Wednesday after Wolves sealed a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Molineux in the dying stages of the match.
Tom Edozie netted a stunning injury-time equaliser and Arsenal fans watched their hearts drop into their stomachs after the Gunners suffered another key setback.
Manchester City are now five points behind Arsenal with a match in hand, but the Gunners could be in a position to ‘bottle’ their Premier League title challenge.
Even the fan sentiment has Man Utd tipped as a potential Premier League title contender this season
The Premier League title is there for the taking for one of the top-four teams, with Manchester City’s results being quite erratic under Pep Guardiola this season.
Even the Premier League’s official website named Man Utd, along with the likes of Aston Villa, as one of the potential challengers for the title in a fan-made poll.
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United have secured 11 per cent of the vote at the time of writing, with third-place Aston Villa on three per cent and current league leaders Arsenal on 24 per cent.
Man City are viewed as the favourite with 59 per cent of the vote, but United’s name being connected with a title challenge would have been unthinkable this season.
The odds are very much stacked against United, considering there are only 12 Premier League matches left in Michael Carrick’s interim reign this season.
But nothing can be ruled out in life and even United’s run of form in recent weeks could be maintained to the point where the title could potentially be in sight.
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