Ronaldo and all that

So he's going, thanks for a good couple of years, but your diving and posturing were never in keeping with United's way of playing the game. When Eric scored that chip against Sunderland and stood arms just out stretched it was a case of the man embracing the raptures of 55,000 adoring fans. When our latest no 7 scored and looked smug it always felt more like a petulant look at me. Don't get me wrong I cheered his goals as much as the next man but I won't be surprised if his moving on will allow our Wayne to blossom in the limelight. For all Ronaldo's goals, he only used to get the real space when Rooney was occupying 2 defenders.

Anyway - on to replacements, according to the papers we'll be signing half of Europe. I think we're 2 players away from being right back at the top. The defence is still the best in Europe (they were left exposed far too often in Rome), the midfield will need some work but is by no means a train wreck and we still have options up front. Fletcher will be a key player for us for next season, in the absence of an Essien figure available for transfer. I like the idea of binning Jeff Nani for Moutinho of Sporting - he's a class act and could sit in front of two holding midfielders (2 of carrick, fletch, anderson)

Throw Benzema into the mix and I think we've found a winning combination, if Rafael and Evra are the fullbacks they can provide the width with 3 of Berbatov, Rooney, Benzema and Tevez interchanging up front.

It'll be a thing of beauty I tell you.... you read it here first!