6 Reasons Why Man Utd Are Struggling Under David Moyes

2. Insufficient Summer Transfer Activity

The only major arrival in the summer was the capture of Marouane Fellaini from Everton, plus the arrival of January signing Wilfired Zaha, who's spent the remainder of he previous season back on loan at previous season at old club Crystal Palace. Fellaini has failed to make an impact and missed most of the season through injury. Zaha, who hasn't really been given a chance, has since been sent on loan to Cardiff in January. Premier League winning teams cannot afford to rest on their laurels, as Manchester City found out last season. Even though United won the league by 11 points last season, they still needed to make at least 2 or 3 big signings to keep up with big spending rivals such as Chelsea, City and Arsenal. United's failure to capture big names can perhaps be attributed not just to the managerial change from Ferguson to Moyes, but also the resignation of Chief Executive of David Gill, who was replaced by Ed Woodward. Ferguson and Gill made a great team when it came to transfers, but the lack of experience of Moyes and Woodward saw United leaving the Fellaini deal to the last minute, spending more than they would have had to if they'd signed him 4 weeks prior. As mentioned, there are a number of of ageing players, but a lot of younger talent who are yet to reach their peak. United needed to buy a few top quality players to continue playing at the standards they are used to. The January acquisition of Juan Mata is likely to prove too little, too late, with regards to this season in any case.