Originally Posted by Sultan

Good thread John - I agree with the gist of your opinions...We could have done a lot better for the supposed 18 Million fee.

Last year, had we had long term injuries to Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher we would have had O'shea and Giggs filling the void. This year, we could play any combination of the 4 midfielders and the team does not seem weak - Hargreaves being the 4th choice.

I think Hargreaves is a speciality player, ideal for closing down teams and protecting leads - although it's never been the United way.