David Moyes and Manchester United fans: A relationship not too sweet

On-field actions provoked a number of off-field ones and dealing with all of them with a straight face is a daunting task that Moyes seems to be specializing at.

While his primary focus remains on moulding the team in his own lines of attack, Moyes also needs to take care of the gigantic fan base of the Red Devils which is relentless in cheering and shouting behind the team every time the opponent’s defence is shattered.

That he has failed to solve the midfield conundrum which he inherited from Ferguson, is a worrying factor indeed. Moyes’s actions have been in total contrast to the interest of the United supporters, concerning the Kagawa issue. It is evident that the midfield has lost its viciousness following the retirement of Paul Scholes. Moyes’s mechanical style of football hasn’t aided in boosting its sharpness at all.

Is Shinji Kagawa the answer to all that is wrong with the relationship between the manager and the fans?

This is where the play-maker in Shinji Kagawa comes in. As a footballer with a lithe physique, Kagawa’s silky passing and delicate touches weave magic as he dribbles his marker into a false sense of security before unleashing a stupefying shot towards the box.

The unique adaptability of the Asian to various situations, makes him an instant favourite among the crowd and with his agility, he is sure to provide versatility to Moyes’s team, which seems to lack creativity.

While Kagawa holds the key to Moyes’s on-field woes, he is the solution to his off-field issues too. Playing the crowd-favourite Kagawa regularly, therefore, has got to be Moyes’s plan from now on.

While almost all big clubs were brutally active in this summer, which witnessed some of the biggest transfers, United’s idleness incurred the wrath of supporters and experts alike.

While signing the much required Thiago Alcantara would have been excellent, not only for the distressing predicament of the midfield, but also for the Moyes-United fan relationship, his ‘unsatisfactory’ decision to settle with Marauone Fellaini from his previous club raised quite a few eyebrows.

That Fellaini hasn’t been at the zenith of his form in the first six matches that resulted in three losses, thereby marking United’s worst beginning in the Premier League era, has made it all the more complicated for the Scot.

With the amount of discontent elevating among the United aficionados regarding certain decisions of the manager, the latter has to remain calm and ensure that his tactics fall into place.

While another defeat in the next game would provide the ideal platform for a supporters’ outburst, a comprehensive victory, on the contrary, would genuinely ease down the tension and establish the much needed trust and belief in Moyes.