Mushure mekupedzisa nzvimbo yechisere mumwaka wa1969-70 uye kutanga kwakashata kwemwaka wa1970-71, Busby akanyengetedzwa kuti atangezve mabasa evatungamiriri, uye McGuinness akadzokera pachinzvimbo chake semurairidzi wechikwata chekuchengetedza. Muna Chikumi 1971, Frank O'Farrell akagadzwa semaneja, asi akagara isingasviki mwedzi gumi nemasere asati atsiviwa naTommy Docherty muna Zvita 1972. Apo Frank O'Farrell akaponesa Manchester United kubva pakuburitswa mumwaka iwoyo, kungovaona vakadzikiswa muna 1974; panguva iyoyo vatatu veBest, Law, naCharlton vakanga vasiya kirabhu. Chikwata chakahwina kukwidziridzwa pakuedza kwekutanga uye chakasvika kumagumo eFA Cup muna 1976, asi chakakundwa neSouthampton. Vakasvika kumagumo zvakare muna 1977, vachirova Liverpool ne21.
Gore ra1977