Manchester United Soccer

Can Fergie give Manucho some first team playing time please?

I don’t know about the rest of the Man. United fan world, but for me the arrival of Angolan striker, Manucho, at the beginning of this year made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I thought, FINALLY we are targeting prospects in the African countries. For a man with 6 goals in 14 apps with his Angolan national team, I believe should be getting much more first team experience.

Yes people will tell me, “well it’s because of all the work permit problems with the UK Government”, or “our attacking line is already chock full of talent and valuable assets” (Rooney, Ronaldo, Berbatov, Tevez). I say thats rubbish. Manucho has had his UK work permit since Aug 28th of this year and has not seen more than 10 minutes this season on the first team after being almost a third of the way through his 3 year contract.

Fergie, give the lad some playing experience. Rooney’s got a knock, not to mention important world cup qualifiers to rest for. Ronny still isnt 100% in my book. With all the midfield injuries as of late, I proposed a 4-3-3 formation against Blackburn Rovers with Tevez, Berbatov, and Manucho all up front.

This doesn’t appear to be the case ahead of tomorrow’s game as Manucho is not even listed as a sub.