Midfield purchase.

Seems to me that we need to buy one midfielder in the summer, to be paired with Carrick for the long-term in central midfield.

There's no point thinking or suggesting Michael Essien (the ideal solution, in anyones book) because it just wont happen. Ideally, Owen Hargreaves will be fit, will stay fit and there won't be a problem (I know, I know) but lets just pretend that that's not going to happen.

Who would you buy? Who should Ferguson bring in? I'd quite fancy Mahamadou Diarra from Madrid but he's long-term injured so I wouldn't want to take another ftness gamble.The other Diarra, who would be surplus to requirements, would be just too shit.So not him either.

It's a toughie.

I seriously think it might not be impossible to get Essien.

He is what we need though, if I could only sign one player this summer it would be him.

Marouane Fellaini

Originally Posted by dunk

Marouane Fellaini

Originally Posted by dunk

Marouane Fellaini

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

I think he's an excellent player. Done very well for Everton this season.

Hargreaves Knee op was a success weren't it?

Originally Posted by wiganste

I think he's an excellent player. Done very well for Everton this season.

Only 21, different to what we currently have, massive, a goal threat, great hair and I've seen him run the scouse midfield ragged on 3 occasions this season, amongst others.

Would bring a presence to the center of the park that we currently lack, and I am not suggesting for one instant that he would be a player that plays every game or wins European Player Of the Year, but he would improve our midfield options, IMO.

Originally Posted by wiganste

I think he's an excellent player. Done very well for Everton this season.

He is a very good player, I just don't think he's United standard.


If we do buy, it should be on a proven, top class midfielder.

Hargo will be back hopefully... with him and Carrick in midfield * I think we'll be ok.


* - Carrick is reminded from time to time that we play in Red... his passing has been nothing short of crap this week.

Fellaini needs to bring back the fro, disrespectful at the weekend.

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Fellaini needs to bring back the fro, disrespectful at the weekend.

Half the player without it.

Still scored though.

That Saha's looked lively to of late, wonder if Utd can get him back?

never have sold saha.

then again, we should never have sold andrew cole either.

Originally Posted by jem

never have sold saha.

then again, we should never have sold andrew cole either.

True on both counts.

Although I'm not sure it was at all possible to justify keeping Saha.

anyone who says we should have kept saha needs shooting.

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Fellaini needs to bring back the fro, disrespectful at the weekend.

Originally Posted by dunk

Half the player without it.

Has he got rid of it?

He looks like this

Originally Posted by wiganste

Has he got rid of it?

He looks like this

He's had it plait down, doesn't look anywhere near as impressive.

Jo is still rocking his, along with a quite fantastically long fod.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Carrick is reminded from time to time that we play in Red... his passing has been nothing short of crap this week.

Very true, you can't often say that about Carrick either his passing is usually superb, then again scholes hasnt been his usual genius either.

Originally Posted by plopborsky

anyone who says we should have kept saha needs shooting.

au contraire. anyone who thinks it was ok to sell saha with no replacement needs shooting.

he may have been a bit unreliable on the fitness (or mental) front, but he offered something that no one else in squad offers. and we are a striker short anyway.

carrick looks tired. he'll be better in a couple of weeks without two games a week.

Originally Posted by jem

au contraire. anyone who thinks it was ok to sell saha with no replacement needs shooting.

he may have been a bit unreliable on the fitness (or mental) front, but he offered something that no one else in squad offers. and we are a striker short anyway.

carrick looks tired. he'll be better in a couple of weeks without two games a week.

That's like saying Hitler was a bit racist.