06 Dec 2013 10:16:43
How many people here believe that we need a CB! Keeping in mind we have Vidic, Evans, Smalling, Jones and Keane( I rate him very high). Surely the priority is 2 CM! Unfortunately we have given Ando enough time and Cleverly might just be a squad player. With Carrick ageing! And I am not so sure that Fletcher can ever come back to full fitness. Ashley Young just has to go, because him being in squad is waste! We might aswell give our youth player chance come and prove themselves!

At the moment looking out, I can see several amazing players who Manchester United should look out for and have them in transfer target. I have watch and followed each player very closely! And I am so excited!

ilkay Gundogan 23 (heard Barca and Real inquired about him) and he hasn't signed an extension just yet! Rene thinks that he should be our priority transfer!

Arturo Vidal 26 (just agreed on contract extension 2017) The Man is a BEAST

Marco Verratti 21( don't be fooled by his age) Tough tackling and sprays the ball beautifully!

Nemanja Matic 25 (at 6.4 ft, he has attention from all the big clubs!)

and there are these players who has flairs, can hold the ball, dribble and pass it anywhere!

Miralem Pjanic 23 ( this season Roma r doing extremely well, and he is one of the reason)

Koke 21 ( I think this one is feasible since they have Eric Torres coming up and apparent talks with Chelsea about De Bryne)

Ivan Rakitic 25 (9 goals in 20appearance says enough!) Ramsey of Sevilla!

Ander Herrera 24 ( I doubt he needs an introduction) He played brilliantly against Barca!

Obviously we have Nick Powell, Ben Pearson, Andreas Pereira! Once our midfield is sorted rest of the team should fall in place!
I can't fathom the price tag for Baines being £18m+, Might as well pay that much to Southampton or Altberto Moreno Although obviously cheaper option is Fabio Coentrao!

1.) 06 Dec 2013
100% agree with you. I rate Moreno higher than Baines he is faster and better in one on one situations and a much better dribbler. Baines has a better cross and shot. But Moreno is only 21 and a physically stronger player than Baines in a few years. I like shaw as well. Matuidi from PSG is also a top player, tough as nails and at that age where he is coming into his peak.

2.) 06 Dec 2013
Evertonian in peace.Like you say Red Samurai, Baines is overpriced. Leave him with us, we will be glad to keep him. Go for others. Or face reality, you have to pay the going rate for one of the best full backs in the world. If not, he stays with us. It used to be the case where Manchester United wanted a player, so they got the player. These days your noisey neighbours and Chelski being in the market means that if you won't pay the price, then they will. Plus right now he is under contract so is with us and we can hold on to him until it runs down. then you get him for free. but probably have to pay more wages.
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3.) 06 Dec 2013
06 Dec 2013 12:49:58
I tend to agree that midfield need more work than our defence. But it remains that Moyes has used 11 different combinations of defenders this season.

The fact of the matter is nearly always its the team that conceeds the least number of goals wins the league. You need to be built on solid foundations inorder to give your attacking players the freedom to run riot at your opponants. All of our recent success was built on the solid partership of Rio and Vidic along with Evra who at the time was arguably the best LB in the world. Unfortunately they have got old and have lost that yard of pace and are unable to stay fit for the entire season. So we have to keep chopping and changing our defence which has caused chaos at the back with a lack of communication and leadership. This has allowed teams to score goals against us that a few years ago they just wouldn't have had the chance.

So all three need replacing thus allowing the new defenders to come together and for a cohesive unit and make us defensively solid again. The new defenders will need time and consistant runs of games together to get this. That sadly means that not only do Rio and Evra need to move on but sadly Vidic too. Having Vidic keep popping in and out of the line up will be too disruptive to the other defenders.

If Rio Vidic and Evra are to leave then we will need to see a LB and a CB come in as we will only have Evans Smalling Jones and young Micheal Keane as our centre back options. Now unfortunately all of Evans Smalling and Jones have had injury concerns so a new CB who can stay fit and be the main player maybe needed to step in. Personally i'd have loved to have seen Benatia come in last summer. Sadly he is probably unavailable now. Mangala looks a great option but he will.be very expensive and there are several clubs we would have to beat to his signiture. My favourite choice is Bruno Martins Indi, he has shown leadership qualities while also young and be more able to adapt to a new league, he's strong in the air and the tackle while he still has plenty of pace and is good on the ball. He is also capable of playing at LB which would give us some cover if ever needed. His lower transfer fee would also leave more money in the kitty to splash out on other positions within the team.

As for midfield I would agree a deal with Dortmund where they get Kagawa and some money(around 10m probably) and we get Gundogan. Gundogan is wanted by some other top clubs so we may have to sacrifice Shinji to be able to get him. Dirtmund I think would be willing to let him go due to his contract running down and the fact they have a deal with Madrid to sign Sahin for around 7m I think to replace Gundogan.

Also as much as i'm a big fan of Kagawa I just don't think he will adapt to the Premier league or our style of play so he maybe better off heading back to Dortmund.

I would replace him with Remy Cabella, I think he is much more suited to the Premier league and he can also play deeper than Kagawa if needed, this would give us an extra player capable of playing in midfield and greater tactical flexablity.

It think Gundogan and Cabella along with Powell returning and Jones able to push up into midfield if needed wouls give us the adequte options without stiffiling the chances of players such as Powell and Pearson both of whom I rate very highly.

4.) 06 Dec 2013
Yes we need a CB along with a LB, a CM and a right sided attacking player. If any players leave we will need more. Vidic is coming to the end of his time at United in my eyes and will be gone in another 1 or 2 seasons at most. Evans I don't feel is good enough for a first teamer, Smalling and Jones could be but they aren't there yet and there are no guarantees. Keane looks very good but again he is a few years away from being a regular. I feel we need a CB who is in his late 20's and at the top of his game. This would give us better strength now while not hindering the younger guys developing over the coming years.

5.) 06 Dec 2013
06 Dec 2013 15:13:32
For me the best two CBs we could go for are Mehdi Benatia or Jan Vertonghen both though would cost alot, its just whether you can justify spending that much on a CB when the midfield needs such an overhaul.