Ed, the type of play we saw in the final months of last season, and the first few weeks of this season, are EXACTLY what I predicted (with Gerrard's twilight years and influence on the wane) and wanted.
You can now see the type of play I wanted all along, this past decade. TEAM play....technical football, played at a decent pace. Nobody hogging the ball. Quick, clean passes, to feet.
Selling Mereless ruins it, for this season. But at least we have glimpsed the future.
I have to admit it was awesome to be playing some great football, winning games and
not relying on Gerrard to save the day (okay, we are a bit too reliant on Suarez at the moment

.
Still, like you say, there were signs of a team of equals being built out there, everyone knowing their role
and how they functioned within the unit.
Gonna see what Kenny has to say about it, but unless Stevie G stays fit 'til Christmas and it's dealt
with in that window it's ludicrous, imo, (given the squads the top 3 have) to say that we're in anything
other than a dogfight for 4th.
Real shame, because there's a youthfulness about United (in particular their keeper) that makes them look
vulnerable if Rooney gets injured.
I think, it's fair to say that something went wrong somewhere at the end of what was a very good transfer
window for us. Maybe there's a silver lining and we get the right guy for the centre in January (might be
too late by then though).