Every press conference, SAF says "There's no interest" in Sneijder. It's amazing that everyone still says he's the one we're after. I mean... if he is, then why "no interest"? SAF plays mind games a lot, but he could just say something like "He's a good player but he has a good contract at Inter and we respect that" or something instead. I actually think SAF means it when he says "no interest". I think SAF would be after someone else, we know whe wanted Modric but that's not gone anywhere because Modric is in love with London, meanwhile Nasri is in two minds and looks to be staying in Arsenal at the moment. So... someone else? In SAF's words, if there is nobody available in the mould of player he wants (and that has enough quality to improve the squad), then he'll stick with what he's got. He's done it before, I'd not be surprised if he does it again. A worry, but hey, that's the way it all goes. Better off waiting for someone great to come up than settling for someone who won't help us win, I suppose.

I stand by my assertion that a fullback is a major requirement. We still have Giggs, Fletch, Anderson, Carrick in midfield, with Gibson, Cleverley and Park all ready to play in central midfield too and all established in that role (Park played there all the time before he arrived at United). But for there to be no established 4th fullback is silly. Rafael just got injured and Fabio is equally injury prone. For me, it's a major concern. Smalling and Evans at fullback are bigger liabilities than Gibson in central mid.