You mean by "normal service" that Man Utd win the league with a few games to spare and you have a second eleven that would probably compete in the premier league.
Other teams just come to Old Trafford and roll over because it`s United. Well if the current state of affairs continues it ain`t going to happen. Who can we blame it on? I know lets blame it on that Bulgarian Berbatov he`s a good scape goat. If you think getting rid of him and bringing in a new striker (who may or not score goals[think Diego Forlan]) will make everything hunky-dory then i reckon your in for a shock.
Normally Utd have been able to sort things out out by making some big signings and bringing a few youngsters through, this hasn`t worked for a couple of years know and the old guard has had to do the business. Giggs, Scholes, Neville and Van de Saar are very much at the end of their careers and Rio Ferdinand is a bit like Ledley King. Unless there is a major upheaval of the current squad i really can`t see Utd dominating like they used to.
How many of Utd`s current team would get in a team/squad made up of the best players in the prem?
Rooney would definately, after that maybe Evra/Fletcher but then your struggling. For the past 15 years you would have had at least 7 or 8 in a squad of 22.
I bet Liverpool thought their winning run would last for ever (maybe a few blips along the way) and look at them know
Also i do hope Utd win the league, i would rather it come up north than go to Chelsea
I also think this has been one of the better seasons recently, you have a lot of teams that play good football plus some that play in a
differant way. The beauty has been the unpredictability!