Have Manchester United turned the corner?

Article by e-Manchester United Correspondent Tony Gillies

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At the beginning of March, I wrote an article on how our month of fixtures wouldn't be the making of David Moyes at Manchester United but could well be the end. We are now 2 games into April and I believe the signs are there that things are changing for the better.

We have started winning games we should be winning and comfortably. Crystal Palace, West Brom, Olympiakos, West Ham, Aston Villa and Newcastle. This may not come as a surprise to most of you that we should have won these games, but two of the five of these teams beat us at Old Trafford earlier in the season and were embarrassed by Olympiakos in Athens. Don't get me wrong the results and more importantly the performances against Liverpool and Man City were unacceptable but we have since welcomed the best team in the world to Old Trafford and were unlucky not to have finished the game with the win, we had the clearer goal scoring opportunities without having the ball for over 70% of the game, I'm not saying we'll beat Bayern on Wednesday but to go there with the tie still in the balance is a major step in the right direction.

The players seem more relaxed and look to be enjoying playing again, of course it helps when you are winning games. The Newcastle match was the first time we've put out a second string this season and they looked hungry, like they had a point to prove. Mata in his favoured role, flourished and grabbed himself a couple of goals, the link up play with him and Kagawa was breathtaking at times, the only problem we have is when we have a fully fit squad are we going to be able to accommodate them in the starting line up? It's going to be tough but surely a problem like this is better than having problems finding players to want to play for the manager.

I still don't think we'll challenge for the title next season, that's not a dig at Moyes, I just think the squad needs to much of an overhaul and to get a new squad to gel takes time regardless of who we buy but I do think Moyes has turned the corner but a top 4 finish is a must next season, no more excuses.

There's going to be many more bumps and bruises along this road of recovery but I do honestly believe we will be back where we belong and challenging for the title within 3 years.

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