Why Luka Modric would be my number one target

There are few players in world football that get the pulses racing. Special players who make the game look ridiculously simple, gracing the biggest stages with twinkle toes and beautiful elegance.

Luke Modric is one. I’ve seen very few players who are so elegant to watch. He has the complete package for a central midfielder. He has the vision, touch and spacial awareness to play at the highest level.

For me, he would be a perfect fit into the Manchester United midfield.

I’m often asked: Sneijder or Modric? It’s a difficult one, two fantastic players who are capable of producing moments of sheer brilliance but for United, there’s only one option. Modric.

The under-appreciated value of Antonio Valencia

Replacing Cristiano Ronaldo was always going to be a tough ask. After all, this is a man who scored 118 goals in 196 appearances, terrified defenders with sheer pace and magical skill and could arguably be described as the best player ever to play under Sir Alex Ferguson before leaving in June 2009.

So a tough act to follow. It was nineteen days later when United signed a ‘replacement’ in the shape of Antonio Valencia, who came from Wigan for £16million. It’s fair to say the fans, and myself, weren’t exactly relishing the prospect of replacing a Ballon D’Or winner with a player from the bottom half of the league for less than a quarter of the price.

Does Darron Gibson have what it takes?

It seems every club has a scapegoat. A player who always appears to fail to perform but is yet picked regularly by the manager. Darron Gibson is Manchester United’s.

Rarely have I seen praise for Gibson from United fans and it always seems it’s his fault when the team doesn’t win or performs below par. Despite this, though, Sir Alex Ferguson, one of the greatest manager’s of all time who has won countless silverware, continues to pick him. The Northern Ireland international has made 20 appearances this season, scoring just twice, and played 58times in total for United.