I'd like to believe that Man U can once again be stronger than another club from Manchester.... But that doesn't seem very realistic to me.... The EPL is very competitive right now... Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle, maybe Chelsea will join the race.... And of course Man City are stronger than ever... I also doubt Man U's success in the Champions League....
I understand that many people will start doubting Manchester United's performance in the coming season after seeing Manchester United's defeat by Real Madrid in the pre-season match. Even Manchester United's defense really looked fragile at the start of the game. Andre Onana also made his debut as Manchester United goalkeeper in that match. And his reputation suffered a bit after he conceded 1 goals in the 6th minute by J. Bellingham and 1 gol in the 89th minute by Joselu. But I personally don't blame Onana in that fight. Because the real fault lies with the Manchester United defender. And in that position, Onana did not really benefit. And I believe Erik Ten Heg hasn't shown the real strategy he has prepared for the coming season. So I still hope that Manchester United will be one of the strong candidates in the title race. But if I have to compare between Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Manchester United. So of course I also think that Manchester City is still top in terms of performance at the moment. And I think it is Liverpool who will be the closest this time around to compete with Manchester City. Recently, Chelsea has also been a little surprising because their performance in pre-season matches was considered quite positive and exceeded people's expectations of the club. But I still doubt Chelsea will be able to recover quickly.
It seems to me that you can't make a conclusion about the condition of the team from one friendly match.... Usually such games are not taken seriously.... Maybe for Man U this was the case... Their next game will be against Dortmund at Old Trafford.... Let's see what they can show for their fans.... If they lose again, it will mean they are bad....