YES, UNITED CAN WIN PREM TITLE IN THREE YEARS!

Berrada insists Reds can claim crown by 2028 & the short-term pain under Ruben will bring long-term gain

- BY DAVID McDONNELL

AFTER their worst-ever Premier League finish, the notion of Manchester United being crowned champions any time soon is as fanciful as it is laughable.

United finished last season in 15th place, but chief executive Omar Berrada has doubled down on his belief they will lift the Premier League trophy by 2028 - if not before.

Berrada launched Project 150, the bold aim of which is for United to win a 21st league title by 2028, the year the club celebrates its 150th anniversary.

But after the shambles of last season, when United suffered 18 league defeats, failed to get beyond the quarter-finals of both domestic cups and lost the Europa League final to ensure no European football next term, the situation is as bleak as it has ever been in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.

But Berrada is confident that with Ruben Amorim in charge, the right player recruitment and stability off the field in terms of the club's finances, United can reach the top again within three years.