Sunderland vs Manchester United: Five lessons we learned

3. Where is Zaha?

Missing: Wilfred Zaha

Wilfred Zaha was one of the few shining beacons in United’s pre season tours. He was already expected to take the season by storm in the red shirt.

However, apart from a 10 minute cameo in the community shield against Wigan, Zaha hasn’t got a minute of playing time this season, even though Moyes has rotated his squad around a fair bit.

Whether the rumours of him getting involved with the boss’s daughter have any basis remains to be seen, but that seems an absurd reason to bench this exciting talent week in and week out.

However, there might just be another reason for this altogether. Zaha has already been tied down with a 5-year contract, and with only a few months remaining in Januzaj’s contract, it makes sense to make sure Januzaj gets more playing time in order to ensure he remains faithful to the club by signing an extension.

It will also make sense in why he is getting the nod ahead of Zaha, as Moyes wants to convince Januzaj that his future is certainly safe here and avoid another embarrassment (Read: Paul Pogba).