We've lost several players from the squad since we won the Premiership 21 months ago.
Valencia has gone downhill during the last couple of seasons. He rarely takes on and beats players anymore and has lost about a yard of pace. He's handy to have as cover for Rafael but I'd rather have McNair playing there when Rafael isn't available.
We need a leader at the back, although now we've been able to field the same central defenders for a few consecutive matches for the first time this season, Jones and Rojo seem to be forming a good partnership. I'm expecting Hummels to be joining in the Summer seeing as Dortmund are going down the toilet.
We need a world class right winger, as I've already said Valencia isn't performing well and hasn't done for a while and neither the Roonster or Fellaini are wingers.
We need another defensive midfielder because Carrick isn't getting any younger, Blind isn't going to be available every week and we need cover.
And I didn't say we needed another striker, I said we'd need another striker if we don't buy Falcao in the Summer. Falcao may not have 'lit up the Premier League' but he's had injury problems and has scored 4 goals and had 3 or 4 assists in 11 starts which isn't bad at all.
And Van Gaal isn't a shit manager, as I've said getting United in 3rd place with 58 injuries so far this season, and being the third top goalscorers and having the third best defensive record in the Premiership so far is nothing short of remarkable. That's why there's nothing wrong with our squad, or our manager - there's no way that Chelski, City, arse or the red scouse gits would be as high in the table as we are if they had 58 injuries to deal with so far.
And of course we're going to spend big again. I'm expecting us to have another £250-300m transfer kitty in the Summer, the income lost from not having Champions League football this season should be offset by the extra commercial deals we've made this year and the extra shirt sales from signing the likes of Di Maria and Falcao, two big name world class players that many also thought would never join a club without Champions League football. United are arguably the biggest club in the world, they always have and always will attract big name players whether they've qualified for the Champions League or not.
It isn't a coincidence that United started spending big after old man Glazer snuffed it. The sons want to sell up and using the club's money to buy Gaalacticos increases the value of the club. When they do sell up they're going to have to use £300m of that money to pay their debt off, that's why the old man turned down a couple of offers of £1bn years ago (although back then their debt was around £600m so they only would have got £400m in their pockets). I'm expecting them to sell up if they get an offer of £3bn or more, not a bad bit of business lol.
I'm expecting the club to be Glazer free sometime during the next few years.
I also wouldn't put it past the side to beat City to 2nd place. We're only 5 points behind.
