Introduction
After a poor start to the season with defeats against Brighton and Brentford in their opening two games of the Premier League 2022/2023 season, Manchester United seemed to be continuing their previous forgetful season form. The previous season they had finished 6th in the League and failed to qualify for the UEFA competition. With a 2021/2022 season with 58 points (their lowest ever seasonal tally), 56 conceded goals (their most conceded) and 16 wins (their fewest ever seasonal victories), things could only be expected to improve. However, the shaky start was aggravated by the power battle between the new manager — Erik Ten Hag (ETH) and the club and football Icon — Cristiano Ronaldo. ETH is often regarded as the next influential manager who can not only compete with the likes of Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp, but also provide dynamic attacking football, a trait long associated with Manchester United. Those who follow EPL closely will agree the 2022/2023 season turned out to be roller coaster of a ride for Manchester United. With the ebbs and flows, Manchester United finished the season strongly in third place and won the Carabao Cup trophy, their first trophy since 2016/2017 season.
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