Carragher wrote: "Across town, Louis van Gaal has spent more than £200m since he arrived at Old Trafford. That outlay has got them nearer to first place but they are still short, particularly up front and at the back, especially now with the situation surrounding David de Gea.

“This year United’s fans will want the title, but they won’t achieve that,” said Carragher according to ​the Daily Mail.

“Why? If I write down United’s strongest starting line-up to see which players Mourinho would pick for Chelsea, the only decision I think he has is over Wayne Rooney and Costa.”

What do you guys think?

imo he doesnt have a clue what he's talking about. At least 3-6 players from united's squad could make it into Chelsea's XI. Mata Rooney Depay Schneiderlin Schweinstiger Carrot...

From all the big spenders in the world of football why is he complaining about United and their signings?

Liverpool is one to spend ridiculous amounts for players that are simply not worth it so there's that. And Chelsea build their squad in a couple of seasons of massive spending so why pick on United?

http://www.90min.com/posts/2444263-jamie-carragher-only-one-manchester-united-player-would-get-into-chelsea-s-xi?a_aid=35260

I clearly remember how before the 2010 WC Rooney was constantly being considered as one of the best players in the world together with Messi and Ronaldo.

No worries for United, he always picks up his form so it is a matter of time.

I'll back Rooney, I have patience. I would love to see Hernandez start some games though, I was a little disappointed he did not yesterday, although we did see him eventually. He did very well once he came on too.

Kristen Jack is a TSN analyst (which is where I watched the game yesterday) and he said some things that made me think a little about United as a whole. First off, he commented that Rooney has been isolated from the rest of the team up top, in particular in the penalty box. He only had ONE TOUCH in the box during the Villa game, and he didn't have much more than that yesterday.

Jack also commented on what Van Gaal was doing with United, calling the British press unnecessarily aggressive. "Van Gaal is building a squad, not a starting eleven. Fans ask, where's Herrera? Where's Hernandez? Where's De Gea? Those are the wrong questions. What impact can Hernandez make off the bench as a centre forward? Where does Herrera fit in a system that features a covering and box-to-box centre midfielders? Does De Gea want to play here, and if he doesn't then does he needs to leave? Those are the right questions.

I will pick out on of those points, about United building a squad, not a starting eleven, as it directly relates to this topic. We saw that yesterday. Carrick and Schneiderlin can boss the midfield and control the tempo. But when you don't need the holding midfielder anymore, you have Basti. United as a squad is short, but when the opposition defends deep, on comes Fellani, who aside from his goal, was fantastic, he drew what should have been a PK and he was on the receiving end of almost every long ball from cross to forward pass in the last ten minutes. Hernandez came on as a sub, and made an impact as he always does. That's not even taking into account Herrera, who didn't play, or Valencia, or any other of the starting-calibre players that specialize in different areas for Van Gaal.

I am optimistic.