Three reasons why Manchester United will finish in the top four

3. The key men are back

Tuesday’s match against Cardiff also saw the return of strike duo Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney from injury. Mata was quick to note the significance of their return.

Mata said:

“We are talking about two of the best strikers in the world, they are unbelievable. Hopefully they will score a lot of goals until the end of the season. We will try until the end, for sure,”

“I think this is a team who never give up. So every game is like a final for us and we will try to win all of them.”

Now with the key men back in the squad, Moyes would believe he has the resource for the task and must believe it’s not too late if the Red Devils are to seal a top four place despite the relative fragilities in the early half of the campaign.