By James Cormack “You know, this is Manchester United Football Club we’re talking about here.” Pundits and commentators alike have seemingly been left in a perpetual state of shock regarding the demise of a grand insitution. Manchester United were the team for a generation. Led by Sir Alex Ferguson for over two decades and inspired by many talents that grew up Manchester lads, United were the gold standard that their competitors aspired to be. However, nothing has ever been quite the same since Fergie’s retirement in 2013. Sure, there have been subdued peaks, but the troughs have largely outwe…