Manchester United desperately need a hero and a leader. Think Roy Keane at the Stadio delle Alpi in 1999, but that level of heroism and leadership spread over a whole season. That is seemingly the only way the club, who probably won't have a great summer in term of recruitment (let's be realistic about this) will feasibly challenge for just a top four place in 2019/20.
Even if United bring in the six, seven or even more players it will take to revitalise a squad with more deadwood than a beaver dam blocking the River Irwell, the chances of the new-look group instantly gelling when most, like Swansea's Daniel James, are expected to be raw talents is minimal unless someone already at Old Trafford steps up and drags everyone forward together.