Thiago move gets closer
AS.com reporting Thiago to meet Barca to ask to leaveThe name on every Manchester United fans lips right now is Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara. As soon as this rumour started gaining pace, comparisons started being drawn to the sagas of Moura, Sneijder et. al. However United fans seem to have more reason for hope with every update that comes as days pass.
Come on feel the Moyes
David Moyes still technically has not taken over as Manchester United manager, however his impact is already being felt.
Mike Phelan and Eric Steele have been moved on at the request of the new manager while there are strong suggestions the highly respected Rene Meulensteen will leave too.
Many people, staff included, are seen to have expected minimal change to a system which clearly isn’t broken. Moyes though, although acknowledging the success, is clearly mindful of the problems the club faced when Sir Matt Busby couldn’t make a complete cut from management when he first retired in 1969.
11 - A time for reflection
It was a weekend for reflection, where football around the country joined to pay their respects to the men and women to have died in duty. With United playing their 11th league game of the season there appeared several other numerical parallel's to provoke reflection on where United are going.Prior to Man Utd’s 3-2 victory against Aston Villa Sir Alex Ferguson had set United a target of 100 goals in the Premier League. Chicarito’s double (or hat-trick if you’re feeling generous) on Saturday brought the tally to 29 goals in 11 matches.