LONDON: Seventeen Premier League games into last season Manchester United were 24 points adrift of arch-rivals Liverpool but seemingly light years away from a title challenge.
With his retirement went United's blueprint. David Moyes inherited a fading team, Louis van Gaal won an FA Cup but fans despised his cautious tactics and Jose Mourinho, backed by a huge transfer budget, delivered a Europa League, a League Cup and a Premier League runners-up spot but compared to swashbuckling neighbours Manchester City, United were prosaic.
United's transfer policy has been erratic but the former Sporting Lisbon midfielder has been a masterstroke. His form this season has been the catalyst for United's surge.
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