Manchester United's defensive record this season has been an embarrassment for a club of their stature. Too many goals conceded. Too many clean sheets missed. Too many individual errors at the highest level. The numbers are damning: 🔴 Goals against total — among the worst in the top half 🔴 High defensive line exposed repeatedly 🔴 No settled centre-back pairing all season The next manager's first task isn't building an attack — it's fixing the foundations. A settled back four, a commanding goalkeeper (Vitek in the future?), and a defensive system that everyone buys into. United have the budget. What they have lacked is the structure and the will to enforce discipline at the back. 🔴 You win nothing without a solid defence. It starts there.