Man Utd preview: Five key talking points for 2026-27 Premier League season

Manchester United’s third-place finish in the Premier League last season has not only restored them to the UEFA Champions League, but it has offered a glimmer of hope that a title challenge may not be as far away as their fans feared.This is Manchester United, though – a club built on comebacks against the odds, but also infamous for slipping dramatically off the pace.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4La Liga: The key talking points for Real Madrid before the 2026-27 seasonlist 2 of 4FIFA COO Lamour exits after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup planlist 3 of 4NBA: Jeanie Buss ‘contesting’ family’s plan to sell Lakers to Kushner, Igerlist 4 of 4Barcelona reaches deal with Man City to sign Spain skipper Rodriend of listThe Munich air tragedy in 1958 wiped out the majority of United’s famed “Busby Babes” side, but the rebuild by Matt Busby to win the then-European Cup 10 years later resulted in admiration and fandom across the world.The last league title for Busby came in 1967, and United had to wait 23 years until manager Alex Ferguson restored the club’s place at the top of the table; he went on to send United to pole position for the number of league titles won.The com...