Is David Moyes solely to blame for United’s struggles? The Scot has copped flack for Manchester United’s poor start to the season, with the Red Devils languishing in 9th after 15 rounds of the Premier League, currently a whopping 13 points off the pace. United recently lost two league games in a row at Old Trafford, a sight some of the club’s younger fans have never seen in their time. One of those losses was to Moyes’ former club Everton, who had never won in 20 previous visits to the Theatre of Dreams.

So, how much of the blame lies at Moyes’ feet? His arrival at Old Trafford over the summer was warmly greeted by most of the United faithful following the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson but the transition so far has not been as smooth as many at the club would have liked. With pretty much the same squad at the Red Devils, which won the Premier League title at a canter last season, the players so far have been unable to repeat their efforts from 2012/13. The only major signing Moyes made over the summer was Marouane Fellaini, and the Belgian hasn’t justified one bit of the £27.5m invested in him. Bids for Cesc Fabregas and Ander Herrera didn’t work out. The name of Wesley Sneijder is being furiously linked to United as the winter window draws near, but that could cause dressing room problems given the supposed difficult relationship between him and Robin van Persie.

Struggling to impress- Marouane Fellaini

Many people will agree that United overachieved last season with the squad they had, and plenty of it was due to the “Fergie factor”. Continue reading →