If I Was The Manager (Manchester United)

We all like to think that we'd do a better job than some of the managers in professional football and after a few pints we all think we're Fergie. So..... after a few pints, and with the help of some beer mats we will run the rule over a number of club and international teams to see just how we would line them up.

This week's beer mat - Tennents (Wherever It Takes Us - Whatever It Takes)

If I was the manager of.......... Manchester United



Formation - 4-3-2-1. Obviously this isn't always going to be the right choice, but in a perfect world I would pick:

• Goalkeeper - Edwin Van Der Sar (The obvious choice. Simply World class)

• Right Back - Rafael (Great young player. Attack minded and decent in defence)
• Left Back - Patrice Evra (Similar to Rafael but a little more experienced)
• Centre Back 1 - Rio Ferdinand (Takes the captain's armband. Brilliant defender and leader)
• Centre Back 2 - Nemanja Vidic (Solid and likely to get a goal)
  

• Defensive Centre Mid - Michael Carrick (Fantastic ball winning and distribution qualities)
• Left Centre Mid - Ryan Giggs (No sign of losing his magic touch)
• Right Centre Mid - Wayne Rooney (Free role for him. He is indispensable)
  

• Left Attack - Carlos Tevez (As likely to badger for the ball in defence as pop it in the net. Fantastic work rate)
• Right Attack - Christiano Ronaldo (Deadly on the wing. The best player in the world)
• Centre Forward - Dimitar Berbatov (Skillful, graceful and powerful - the perfect striker)
  

Sub 1 - Ben Foster
Sub 2 - Jonny Evans
Sub 3 - John O'Shea
Sub 4 - Darren Fletcher
Sub 5 - Anderson
Sub 6 - Paul Scholes
Sub 7 - Danny Wellbeck

Fantasy transfer - Ashley Young (He would be the perfect successor to Ryan Giggs on the left)