Manchester United Football Formation

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

The way United should be playing if Moyes wasn't so overtly cautious. A dedicated playmaker in the "number 10" role; wide players who emphasis less on hugging the touchline, and more on supporting the play in central areas, cutting inside on their strongest foot to create opportunities; a double pivot of deep-lying playmaker who has less demands of mobility, and more focus on positioning without the ball and range of passng with it, coupled with a more physical and energetic box-to-box midfielder who can win the ball with strong tackling, and make surging runs from deeper positions to support the attacking play. All in all, a more regimented midfield of dedicated specialists in their respective roles, made possible by having an extra man in midfield. Width is held by the marauding full-backs, who take on much more attacking responsibility than before.