The interesting thing from last season is that if you look at most of the stats, you should've been down near 5th/6th if not for positive reffing decisions + an absolutely crazy performance from De Gea. It will be really interesting to see how you go this year, as your squad is obviously very strong.
It seems like they've looked at Woodward/Mourinho and basically said 'you made this mess, you deal with it/clean it up' which is quite fair considering the amount you have spent over the last season and a bit.