ROONEY TO REPLACE SCHOLES IN CENTRAL MIDFIELD AT MAN UTD

Manchester United continue to find consistency a headache, both in defence and central midfield.
Defensively, the predicament is understandable given the number of current injuries in that position - I'm talking, of course, about Vidic, Jones and Smalling.
I would though contend that Fergie could use the scenario to give an extended run to young Michael Keane if he wanted to rest Evans or Rio - why keep putting Carrick in there when he isn't up to it?
But central midfield remains the elephant in the room for the United boss - a problem much of his own making.
He bought Van Persie when he already he had two fine strikers in Rooney and Chicharito - £22million that could have been used to strengthen that problem area.
Well, maybe the answer to part of the problem is staring him in the face - and maybe it is so obvious that he cannot see it for searching...
Rooney is the obvious man to replace Paul Scholes there.
He is perhaps the only player at the club with the vision and class to come near to Scholesy's talent.
I would play Rooney in midfield and put Hernandez up front with Van Persie. Simple as that - part of the problem solved. Chicharito is a much better player than the vastly overrrated Welbeck. He will score more goals for you and is stronger on the ball than Danny boy - I also believe it is in the club's interest to show him he is loved...I keep hearing that Real Madrid remain keen on him, even at £30million.
The other side of the central midfield conundrum concerns the lack of a ball winner to play there with Rooney,
Again, the answer seems simple enough to me - although it will cost around £30million to remedy the situation.
United need to buy Everton's Marouane Fellaini in the January transfer window. Tell me who is a better player in his position - Fergie knows how good he is, he single-handedly destroyed United earlier in the campaign at Goodison.
So there you have it...Rooney and Fellaini in central midfield, Chicha and Van P up front and Valencia and Kagawa floating in from the wings. Plus a backline of Jones, Smalling, Vidic and the new Heinze (Buttner) - and I am convinced you have a team that can contend with the best in Europe once again.
Come on, Alex - get the Glazers to part with a few quid and give Roon that floating Scholesy role...

FRANK WORRALL