David Moyes’ tenure at Manchester United isn’t remembered fondly with a seventh-place finish in the Premier League, but there was one spark during the campaign.
It’s October, United have had a mixed start in their first season since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Records are being broken, but not good ones.
The first 0–0 game at home in 77 Premier League games, the worst start to a season since 1989 and West Brom won their first game at Old Trafford in 35 years and we’re only six games in.
Already Moyes is under pressure, a tough start including derby defeats to Liverpool and Manchester City leaving his side in the bottom half of the table, eight points off the top and three off the relegation zone.
Robin Van Persie isn’t delivering like he was the season before, new signing Wilfred Zaha is being left out already and already questions are being asked of Moyes’ side. He needs something different to shake things up.
Step up 18-year-old Adnan Januzaj, a player who has made a couple of substitute appearances so far. He comes on at half-time in the West Brom defeat and does okay, taking defenders on and nearly scoring a late equaliser but nothing extraordinary. Moyes has to change things.
Up next is managerless Sunderland, a must-win game for United and their beleaguered manager.
Five minutes in it goes wrong, again.
A poor clearance from Phil Jones from inside the United box deflects off Nemanja Vidic and Craig Gardner is left with a chance from just outside the six-yard box to give Sunderland the lead.
United are gifting another three points to a side who haven’t won all season and are bottom of the table. It’s dire stuff. Emanuele Giaccherini fires another clear chance over the bar before half-time and Sunderland are on top.
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