He ‘s a sacred cow.
Will Rooney do the business against CSKA Moscow tonight?
I don’t think so.
Sky Sports made him a holy object and the BBC and everyone else followed.
Since 2014 our media has been asking when Rooney would beat Bobby Charlton’s record.
WHAT A COLOSSAL BORE THAT STORY WAS!
Now Manchester United have not scored in their last three games and their best player is stuck on the left side of a 4-3-3 and gets four or five kicks a game.
MARTIAL IS WASTED THERE.
Making strikers captain is wrong because it means you can’t drop them.
Bottom line: The Glazers hired Louis Van Gaal to win the Champions League.
His CV suggested expertise in that competition.
Since the Champions League is only 13 games, it should be possible.
You need a team whose style of play is cagey, capable of containment and consistency,
a team that can win four or five tight games against the big boys.
Unfortunately, Paul Scholes is right: Man Utd are boring.
But I really hope they batter CSKA Moscow tonight.
Can they rock the Theatre of Dreams at least once before 2015 fades from view?
Maybe. But they’ll have to do it without the disciplined defending of Morgan Schneiderlin.
Manchester United: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Carrick, Lingard, Mata, Martial, Rooney.
Subs: Romero, Jones, Darmian, Pereira, Herrera, Memphis, Fellaini.
PS. Did you see Ashley Young play a storming game in that 0-0 draw against Palace? Remarkable.