Manchester United have now gone four full seasons without a trophy following their defeat to Villarreal in the Europa League final.
The Red Devils battled to a 1-1 draw in Gdansk with Edinson Cavani cancelling out Gerard Moreno’s opener.
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The final went to a nerve-jangling penalty shootout, which United lost 11-10 as David de Gea missed the decisive spot-kick.
Although a second-place finish in the Premier League shows a clear sign of progress, there are increasing doubts over whether there has been enough of it since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge at Old Trafford.
The Europa League in the 2016/17 season – with Jose Mourinho at the helm – was the last time they won silverware but Man United have spent like a club expecting to win trophies regularly.
In fact, figures show the club has spent over half a BILLION pounds since they last lifted a trophy.
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Manchester United spending since last trophy
2017/18 season: £178.56million
2018/19 season: £74.43million
2019/20 season: £204.1million
2020/21 season: £75.42million
Total: £532.51million
Of the Premier League’s so-called ‘big six’ clubs, United have spent the third most, behind Manchester City (£665.92m) and Chelsea (£685.35m).
However, City have won eight major trophies in that time, including three Premier League titles, while Chelsea have an FA Cup and Europa League crown to their name.
What will sting the most is that they’ve spent over £100m more than Liverpool (£404.22m), who won the Premier League and Champions League in that time.
Even Arsenal, who are arguably not considered a rival club any more, have won more (FA Cup) and spent less (£430.57m) than Man United.
Tottenham are the only ‘big six’ club not to have won a trophy, but have spent almost £200m less (£344.25m).
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