I see potential pitfalls in our rivals in terms of front line play for all but Chelsea, who I'm crossing my fingers waste a decent amount of time unsuccessfully trying to get Falcao firing once again. Kind of like how last season we were all saying "if only Sturridge stays healthy...," United at present are very reliant on Rooney through the middle, Arsenal on Giroud in terms of an out-and-out striker, City on an injury-prone Aguero(sounds like Dzeko's on the way out, Bony as of yet an unproven City player), Spurs on Kane.
I'm just as much inclined to say that about Benteke and us I think, but that's if we are already going worst-case scenario and saying Sturridge once again has trouble battling future injuries and/or really takes a while to settle whenever he does return. There's a chance too that Sturridge returns in a few months and is able to shake the injuries off more or less, and we have arguably once again the best 1-2 in terms of striker pairing in the league. Obviously I'm being really optimistic about Benteke, but I just feel very good about what he's going to bring to the side.
All I know is that if players perform how they're capable in this squad, we will at the least make the margin of error for top four competitors very small. And at that point, all it takes is a bad run of form for a club, a key long-term injury or two, or just one big head-to-head result that may swing the balance in our favor. Of course, it could be us suffering that too, such are the unexpected swings of the game. But that's why they play the games on a pitch and not a piece of paper.
