2. The summer transfer window
In a nutshell, its hard to imagine a more disappointing transfer window for a club like Manchester United. Moyes and the club made (mostly) the right noises, attempting to sign the calibre of player we all know the club needs, with Thiago, Bale, Ronaldo, Fabregas and Alonso all apparently targets, but with no success. When you combine this with the embarrassing, almost farcical bit of Baines and Fellaini together, it makes the window make for bleak viewing as a United fan.
The lack of interest from the club in a clearly available Mesut Ozil, the kind of star that every club in the world would kill for, was shocking, with Moyes instead preferring to stick with a deadline day £27.5m bid for Fellaini, a move with more than a hint of desperation about it. If you then factor in the fact that the big Belgian has had zero impact since his move, although it would be remiss of me not to point out that injuries have hampered his progress, it would appear as though the Champions havn’t added anything to the squad from last year. This, in a window where every challenger for their crown spent big and spent well, with City, Chelsea, and Arsenal all making significant signings. The only saving grace from this farce- Rooney stayed.