Sunderland Vs Manchester United: What will it be now?

David Moyes complained about Manchester United fixtures, about how tough the run of games United is suppose to face. But his ‘complaints’ stopped at Manchester City games. West Bromwich Albion was supposed to be the ‘easier’ start of the run, follow by Sunderland before the international break and look at what happened!In the end, whichever team David Moyes pick is secondary – he needs them to play like Manchester United, playing without fear, playing with that hunger to win – even at the last few minutes of the match. 6 games and 3 losses are bad, 12 position in the league table is equally bad. And to lose that game to West Brom means everybody from Moyes, the coaching staff and the players must pick their confidence up to a level expected of them.

 

With Wayne Rooney supposedly to be fit in time for the game against Sunderland, it would be good news for David Moyes – for the partnership with Robin Van Persie to resume. But Moyes has to decide if Marouane Fellaini is the man to be spearheading the attack from the midfield, his performance at the more advanced attacking role so far has not been breathtaking. At best Fellaini is a central midfielder playing well with Michael Carrick given a 4-2-3-1 formation. Maybe Fellaini is still in the bedding in period – for Everton was a different class from Manchester United all together, maybe he can be use in an attacking role after all but time will be needed. In the meantime, Moyes has got to use what is at his disposal. If Fellaini and Carrick partnership is Moyes’ preference then the flanks should see attackers in the mould of Shinji Kagawa or Nani, and even Adnan Januzaj – players who tend to cut infield from time to time to create the attacking phase. Antonio Valencia is rather one dimensional while Ashley Young is too error prone and indecisive. In a 4-2-3-1 formation, the trio of Wayne Rooney, Nani and Kagawa should be a potent force to support Van Persie. Let’s hope Moyes selects a team which will be balance enough for United to play – the United way. Bearing in mind too that Sunderland is a club still in transition – with the sacking of former manager Paolo Di Canio. As such this is a must win game, a game which United and Moyes needs to win convincingly.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson has repeatedly insisted that David Moyes will come good for Manchester United. He knows the games, he knows Moyes and he knows United so fans should trust ‘old Fergie’ just this once. Sure Ferguson makes mistakes before in the football business but to handpick someone to take over your legacy is a serious matter and Ferguson should know better than anyone else. In his words 'support your manager'!