Some positive performances over pre-season. Heading into the tournament, I wasn't expecting it to go quite so well. Some points to take from it for me:
- Excellent wins over Real Madrid and Liverpool.
- Ashley Young looks like a different player.
- The youngsters (Keane, Blackett, and Lingard) have shown that they are ready to start gaining some real first-team experience this season.
- The back three is still shaky and I think we need a new CB before the season starts
- Herrera and Shaw both look very good, composed players.
- van Gaal has restored belief in the squad
Overall, that should give the whole squad a confidence boost. One more friendly to go, back at Old Trafford and if we make it six wins from six, we should be ready to hit the ground running in just under two weeks. The tests will be the usual foes, but I expect us to perform much better than last season in those games. No European competition will help, as it helped Liverpool last season. But we must get back into the Champions League at least.
). The general consensus is that we've been had though as some reckon he's worth nowhere near the price we've paid. Time will tell, but we desperately needed someone.