Nah, not this one- that's too easy. Van Gaal has to take responsibility. It's as simple as that. Moyes left us in a state, people argue he inherited a spent team, some might point to Gill leaving- whatever, fact remains, he got the sack and Van Gaal came in and we gave him three years to make us feared again. In his first season he got us Champions League, he settled our back four somewhat (remember us under Moyes?) He's had his share of transfer windows, seen plenty of players come and go- to the point, he's had time to build and coach his team... Ah, and implement the 'philosophy'.

Now we are seeing the product of just that. Millions upon millions spent, and we're just about getting by picking an average 11. Blind at center half, by no means poor- but this is United, built on Rio's/Vidic's/Stam's/Pallister's/Bruce's, it just isn't working, if not for Blind's playing ability, it's the personality we're missing, the mentioned players wouldn't fucking stand for these performances, they wouldn't let that shit leave the training ground. That is an example of one player- but you can go on through our squad, forget for a second playing-ability, because some of these lads are good players- but Darmian, ABJ, Love?- remember Evra? Neville? Rafael? Heinze!? You always felt these lads hated losing, despised it even. I feel as if our latest crop are just 'content', happy to take their wage and hope for a scored-draw for a living (if we're that lucky). Not to be unfair to our youth, but they're supposed to be learning their trade, not being thrust into boots they don't fit- they're just not United worthy, at least not yet. Mata, Herrera, Felli, Morgan, I've seen a lot of class from some of these players, but again, where is the grit? It seems as if these players, as good as they are, aren't feeling it together, it's as if we don't want to play football for fear of having to fight. I'm pointing to individuals here, but really I'm trying to discuss the pack-mentality of our squad, it's timid, we're crying out for a leader. Smalling tries, Rooney has never been it- not for me, and neither is Carrick. Our manager, Van Gaal, is from where it trickles.

When LVG was first appointed, I thought I was looking at an absolute general, with the same attributes Sir Alex had; instilling self-belief and discipline, an authority to remind our stellar players they're here to play for the shirt, to make us expressive again, make us winners. All I see now is a spent man. A finished man, dare I say a weak man. He sits in his chair, looking lost. It makes my fucking blood boil when he writes God knows what in his fucking booklet, McNair misplaces a pass- he writes something down- go and instruct the lad on the fucking pitch, INSPIRE him, and so it goes.

I'd love to get inside Giggs' head, what does he really think? These displays must make him feel sick. People say we suffered at times under Sir Alex, but we always had the personalities on the pitch to inevitably dig us out of the shit again. I see nothing out there now.