Have Manchester United gone quiet in the transfer market?

Need of the hour for Manchester United:

A serious problem which united is facing is lack of competition within team for places and players often playing out of position. Only one genuine right back, one left back, not enough quality wingers, lack of play making ability and goals from midfield and injury to the front two strikers has all led to this.

Manchester United are in grave need for an out and out midfielder, like Roy Keane, who is defensively neat and even better going forward. Not many in football even qualify this definition let alone surpass it and to find and then convince such a talent is an uphill task in itself.

The second gap to fill is the left back position. While Evra is good at providing crosses and has a sound understanding with the winger, his defending has been awful at times.

Players are going past him far too easily and he has been seen out of position numerous times in every match which has resulted in conceding goals all throughout the season. Only credibility to Evra’s recent performance is his leadership, which even the new manager has praised, but not his on-field performances.

Plausible Solutions:

There are several choices for the left back position. Each options brings along individual pros and cons. Leighton Baines. Luke Shaw. Fabio Coentrao. Baines experience in premier league favors him but his age and heavy transfer fee makes him a less likely candidature.

Shaw’s performances are inspiring but his inexperience in Europe may seem a liability but he’s just eighteen and has couple of years of learning still ahead of him. Coentrao signifies a good blend of experience and performance but he’s cup tied thus cannot play in Europe if he seal a deal to Manchester.

The list for midfield choices are far more open and complicated to choose. Everton Ribeiro. Ilkay Gundagoan. Arturo Vidal. Marco Reus. Some rumors suggest Paul Pogba and Juan Mata might as well make it to David Moyes wish list next summer.

Conclusion:

It may not be the prefect first six months for Moyes reign as the manager of Manchester United and a not so Happy New Year losing thrice consecutively in all competition, tides can still be turned opposite.

Many have dispatched United’s chances to comeback this season, and time when you are down is the perfect opportunity to do unexpected, the impossible.

While winning a trophy (any trophy) and ending the season in fourth position or higher still remains the top priority, there is still a lot to play for this season. Capital One Cup semifinal second leg against Sunderland. Champions’ League group of 16 against Olympiakos. And last but not the least Premier league.

If ever there was a comeback performance from Manchester United, now is the time for it to deliver. And if it happens, it will surely go down the history books as the biggest comeback of all time.

RedBrothersUnited are Anand Sindhu, Pawan Sharma and Akshay Agarwal.