And that is why Levy is the best in the business. He's got his flaws like everyone does but what Levy does, he always does it in the best interests of the club and credit to him for that. God knows where we'd be if Levy never took over.
Of course Utd aren't out of the title race after 8 games. But I wouldn't be taking the 9/1 odds (5th favourites) the bookies are offering either. Apart from Arsenal, all of last season's top five have seen signigificant changes - whether it's the manager, players or both and all need time to settle. The inconsistent results and performances are proof of that. It may be a chance for a team to win the title with 75-80 points - rare these days - and all the recognised leading teams have a chance if they put a run of results together. I can't see Utd getting more points than City or Chelsea. City should win it, but they rely heavily on Kompany & Toure, especially away from home where they look vulnerable. Chelsea have a lot of good players, but don't look a team. Arsenal are on a good run, but take three or four players out of their team and they lose potency in all areas of the pitch. Every year for the past 3-4 years the wheels have come off for this reason. I doubt Spurs or Liverpool are settled or consistent enough to reach 75-80 points. Moyes didn't boost the Utd squad as he needed to. Spending £60-£80M om three quality players was needed to galvanise the team and boost confidence. Utd have a mixture of older players being asked to perform another last hurrah and younger players who have not yet realised their potential. SAF was adept at getting both groups to punch above their weight; the reality for Moyes (or any manager who had succeeded SAF) is that an injection of new blood of sufficient quality was needed to lift the team, fans and the club generally. Losing David Gill has therefore proved to have had the most significant impact initially - because it is his successor Woodward who has not secured the signings Moyes wanted. Why wasn't Ozil signed, for example?
