The Aftermath Of The Manchester Derby


Manchester United fans may be quiet for the next week or so, but it certainly isn’t time to panic.
Manchester United fans may be quiet for the next week or so, but it certainly isn’t time to panic.
It’s amazing what a difference a month can make. Going back to the start of August it seemed Rooney was destined for the exit door with Chelsea ready to be his saviour. Jose Mourinho had already publically admitted his interest for Rooney but understandably new manager David Moyes was less than enthused to let him go.
If you didn’t know Jesse Lingard before, you will now. A good pre-season for Man United in Asia has led to a loan move to Birmingham for an initial month. He made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday and boy was it spectacular.
Following a summer where he was continually linked with a move away from Manchester United, Wayne Rooney has begun the new season in blistering form is making David Moyes's transition to the big time a little easier.
We have already had a north London derby this year where Tottenham's very expensive team were beaten by a wonderful moment of skill by Arsenal's Olivier Giroud and this weekend expect some more drama when the two Manchester clubs come head to head.
Manchester United were featured heavily on transfer deadline day. The 'would they', 'wont they' sign someone saga went on till the very last seconds, but what most fans wont have noticed is the loan departure of a Portuguese winger.
For the last year, Nani has been the forgotten man at Old Trafford. It seemed that Sir Alex Ferguson had given him enough chances and that this summer he’d be on way out of Manchester.
Well, the football transfer window has ended and the talk of the town is Manchester United's new signing Marouane Fellaini. But will he cut the mustard at the Red Devils?
An opening weekend from heaven for David Moyes after a 4-1 away win at Swansea - who themselves have been full of pre-season optimism after dispatching of Malmo in the Europa League qualifying rounds. The new man in charge has also secured his first silverware, with a 2-0 win over Wigan in their Community Shield meeting.
Business as usual, then, for Manchester United this past weekend, as they negotiated a pretty tricky away trip to Swansea by overpowering the Swans - coming out 4-1 victors at the Liberty Stadium.
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The Community Shield match between Manchester United and Wigan saw two managers taking their first steps in charge of their new clubs. David Moyes will have been fairly pleased about the way that his team controlled large passages of the game, whilst Owen Coyle appears to have already altered the mentality of what was, under Roberto Martinez, a possession focused, passing team.
I think it will quite some time before we fully appreciate and understand what Sir Alex Ferguson was able to achieve in his time at Manchester United.
In the third and final part of my transfer assessment, I focus on the players that are regularly being linked with moves to new clubs but haven't yet agreed to sign for their prospective admirers.