They have spent big money ... more than any other team ... but can anyone tell me they are anything above average?
Gary Lineker has dubbed Louis van Gaal ‘lucky’, following his side’s lacklustre performance against Newcastle in a game they were fortunate to win.
The Red Devils travelled to St James’ Park knowing a loss could see them fall out of the Champions League places, but were lucky enough to grab a late goal courtesy of a Tim Krul mistake.
The Dutch tactician will undoubtedly defend his side and claim a good team makes their own luck, but the poor performance in the North East was there for all to see.
Angel Di Maria again failed to inspire and United looked destined to be leaving with a point before a stroke of luck set them up to leave with all three.