I don't know what people were expecting. This is the first time in three summers where their manager has been in place from the previous season, so they are able to look at their squad, decide what they need, identify players that they can sign to fill that need and have gone out and signed them. It's what they always used to do. in the summer of 2013 moyes took over in the middle of the summer, and they signed no-one until they got landed with fellaini. The following summer they essentially bought players at random, based on who jorge mendes could deliver (at exorbitant cost) and they wound up with a completely unbalanced and inadequate squad and wasted a lot of money. They need another three players, and they'll probably sign them. It's not particularly important that these players are already massively famous, just that they fit well with the managers plans. This is the proper way to do business. we've done something a bit similar this season with a number of our signings. But we need to do more, as do they. What they do is irrelevant to us to be honest. we're not in direct competition with them yet. We're still some ways behind that level, but hopefully we can bridge a chunk of that gap this season.
