Arrogance, complacency and self entitlement have got them into this position. This was summed up by that tosser Ferguson's statements of noisy neighbours and not in my lifetime crap. They and to a slightly lesser extent, Liverpool and Arsenal, just carried on doing the same stuff that had worked for them for decades. They just didn't realise our owners were the modern way and light years ahead of anything they were doing. Once they did, in spite of colluding to bum rush through ffp and endless smear campaigns it was too late.
In just fifteen years we have matched their treble and three titles in a row. We have won a domestic treble, something they haven't done and won 100 points. We are over half way to equalling the 13 titles it took Ferguson 23 years to achieve. They can also try to make out it was harder to win stuff in their day but we all know that is bollocks. The TV money for clubs in this country wasn't as great as it is now, meaning their champions league money gave them a huge financial advantage over the other clubs.
I never thought I'd live to see this happen but I have, so Mr Ferguson it is definitely in my lifetime!