Has this guy ever come close to producing what Toure did for City....
No question mark because no answer is needed.
Regardless of arguments to the effect of he hasn't been played correctly in a functioning system etc, I can not remember any period of consistency from him; no standing out from the crowd other than a pinged ball once in a while. Rather, more dispossessions in dangerous areas, shots straight at the keeper or clearly wide, generally slowing down play.
Someone with his potential and inherent quality should at least be standing out a few times a season.
Any partial confirmation bias aside, it is surely definite that he has not been worth the financial outlay one iota.
And in true United style, a player bought with an eye on future profit, at worst break even, is going to go on a free or be sold on the cheap with our ass bent over a barrel.
That's right moneymen....slap Jones on a 5 year deal...to protect value, Lingard, Rojo et al...but allow your prized asset to run down.
I know Ferguson said we wanted to be like Barcelona, but surely this was not the way he meant.