Just heard a rumour that van Persie asked for a transfer request this week too. Typical Dutch players sulking when things don't go there way. Plus I think he doesn't like Moyes too much either.
A rumour started by Mark Lawrenson, so how can it be taken seriously?
The last 20 years or so have made anyone associated with Liverpool so bitter that they're just itching to stick the knife in, they can't help themselves.
The fact Arsenal fans still can't get over RVP leaving perfectly illustrates the kind of pettiness among fans that puts me off the game.
Why would anyone be intrested in being a legend in a team that didn't win anything and that still hasn't won anything for the best part of a decade?
RVP wanted a trophy and he got two. If he leaves then who can really blame him? Why would any of the few decent players United have left want to stick around whilst the ship goes down?
De Gea, Rooney, Hernandez and Kagawa will probably follow RVP out the door in the next couple of windows.
Good players want to be playing at the top level and now that United can't offer that there's no point them wasting their careers any longer than they have to.
United were able to bounce back from past wobbles because they had a better squad,a better manager and plenty of cash but this decline is terminal.
They don't have a great manager, hardly any decent players and although they aren't skint, there's no chance the Glazers will allow enough of their beloved profits to be spent in order to rebuild the squad almost from scratch especially when they're getting less TV and sponsorship money for not being in Europe.
Even if they did, the top players won't want to play for a team with a small time manager, no Champions League football and maybe even no Premier League status by the time Moyes is done.
Unless a sheikh comes along, buys out the Glazers and allows some proper money to be spent United are dead and buried as a top club.
