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It's a catch 22 for him. He does JUST enough to stay in the running for a place and blows hot and cold throughout any season. He has a pseudo first time place when Ferdinand or Vidic is crocked, which is a lot. Utd are weak for quality cover everywhere but up front (and maybe left back), so given their ability to attract top talent throughout the squad, so much so that they consistently have to turn away Europe's top players who turn up at OT on a daily basis, begging to play in the reserves for free (ahem), he is kept. So frustrating inconsistent that no one wants him. Don't you think if you've won the CL and the PL its hard to consider never having that chance again? I bet O'Shea is loving being on Tyneside/Wearside...whatever.

Sums him up quite nicely and if Jones and Smalling are not careful they'll and up in the same bargain bin as the aforementioned O'Shea. I guess Utd's problem is that Brucie is no longer employed at Sunderland.