-snip- Although Manchester United spent a lot of money, they failed to select the right players for their squad.
Spending a lot of money will not make a team a strong team. A similar thing also happened to Chelsea in the previous few seasons where they made many mistakes in buying players. Chelsea has spent around 319 million pounds sterling to spend on players in the summer of 2023. And as a result, Chelsea only managed to finish in sixth place in the standings at the end of last season. They also failed to reach the UEL after United managed to win the FA Cup. I can say that Chelsea suffered a big loss because the results did not match expectations. So far only Cole Palmer has contributed significantly to the team and is Chelsea's best purchase so far.
A coach needs to know what his squad needs before buying players. Weaknesses of the team should be identified. But Ten Hag has completely failed to identify his squad's weaknesses. And that's why he couldn't stabilize the Manchester United team even in 2 years. Manchester United management provided large funds to Ten Hag for player purchases. Ten Hag invests money in young players. But Manchester United needed an experienced striker. Had the Ten Hag added an experienced striker to his squad, perhaps we would have seen a more organised gameplay from Manchester United last season.