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Do Manchester United Owe Entertainment to Earn 3 Points?

Boredom is subjective—one man's boredom is another man's excitement.

Despite this sentiment, Manchester United—by every interpretation, accounting for all permutations—have played "boring" football this season.

Some internalise the notion, and its application, as a footballing crime. Manager Louis van Gaal has spent upwards of £260 million since his arrival in the summer 2014, thus, he should have the requisite pieces to play an attractive, free-flowing, quintessentially Dutch brand of football—except that is not happening.

United's 64-year-old Dutchman has overseen tactical sides that practice defensively solidity and risk-adverse football. A far cry from glory days of yesteryear under Sir Alex Ferguson, Red Devils supporters have become overly distraught with the current state of affairs, but maybe—just maybe—their club's fortunes are changing; whether for the better is yet to be discovered.