Season Review 2013-14: Manchester United - Plethora of Broken Hearts

Worst Player

Although the troubled times presented a tough situation for David Moyes, he could have handled it better and gone with stability. But, he decided to rope in the terms of change and experiment newly every match.

He never played two matches with an unchanged squad. While a player legitimately being ruled out would have sufficed for a reason, Moyes’ had no such obligation to do. Even while his players were fully fit, he decided to change every week.

This resulted in stringing some extraordinarily poor performances which would ultimately be Moyes’ undoing. As the quality of United’s playing kept coming down, one player was at the forefront doing absolutely nothing to justify his 27 million price tag.

It was Moyes’ favored player Maraoune Fellaini. As we saw the season progress, he kept declining in stature by the day producing dreadful performances. The same player, a year ago had inspired Everton to their best ever finish under David Moyes.

And now, he was heading United into a roadblock. Fellaini seemed to show no effort to improve while Moyes never showed any restraint to not play Fellaini.

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Best Player

While Fellaini comprises a player United have absolutely no necessity for, there was a player who made every effort to save his team. Rightfully so, he was awarded the Player of the year award by fans and teammates. This 23-year old Spaniard has been brilliant throughout the season and unlucky that such a disaster had to befit his defense.

David de Gea’s cultured growth under Sir Alex was finally culminating as he showed every trait of the finished product. With the World Cup approaching, De Gea did well to earn himself a fair shot at making Vincente del Bosque’s team and we shouldn’t be surprised if he does.