Moyes: Jose needs time

It was a carbon copy of several United displays since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

Hire the manager renowned as a “serial winner” and the stupor of the fleeting David Moyes and Louis van Gaal eras would vanish. Lee Cattermole, Jan Kirchhoff and Vito Mannone are expected to return to training during the global break, while Seb Larsson played for the Under-23s last night.

“A win over Manchester United would give the team a lot more confidence, which in turn gives you more freedom in your play”.

“He’s creating a lot of chances, he is missing a lot of goals”.

Mkhitaryan came on as a 61st-minute substitute, but his manager clearly expects more from the big-money summer signing. The “illness” is even affecting talented youngsters such as Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford. After watching Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Chris Smalling, he has decided that Atletico Madrid’s Diego Godin in the answer.

He admitted, though, to not yet knowing his best team: “No I don’t. I told them to wait for that and to be focused, but we started the game sleeping”. “Hugs” on their timeline.

If they’re not too high, then he’s worth a punt. “We have the quality, we have good players, and they all want to be there, at the top”.

Credit to Jose Mourinho, there was no garbage post-match interview.

“They deserved to win”. Our problem started in our attitude. Now is the time for the players to start shutting some critics up and show they have something about them.

The move quickly restored optimism within the club and of course the fans. The next three could be similar.

The biggest issue that has plagued Manchester United’s season so far is their inability to complete break down defenses. I’ve been depressed for a couple of years now. Having lost 4 of their last 5 games in the League, the Welsh club looks set for a long relegation battle ahead.

“When, in the last match, we had to play Darmian for the first time in the league, he was ready to answer and played very well”.

The last player to score five in a game in the old UEFA Cup was the Italian Fabrizio Ravanelli for Juventus against CSKA Sofia in 1994.

Swansea can’t go gung-ho on Sunday and afford to concede an early goal. I know that we have a problem and, especially away from home, it’s hard to play without two proper central defenders.

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini insists the players are behind Jose Mourinho and feels the manager just needs time.

“This is the work, stop looking around for answers, stop looking in the other direction, let’s get to work and let’s make things better”. However, Scholes says that United’s performances are degrading so fast that it may be at least three or four years before a squad is built capable of challenging for the title.