OH, YOU SILLY BOY
Moyes blasts teen star’s dive and then raps ref
DAVID Moyes will lecture Adnan Januzaj after the 18-year-old was booked for diving. But the United boss was angered by referee Michael Jones’ decision to isssue only a yellow card to George McCartney for a stamp on the ankle of Javier Hernandez.
‘He saw a bit of simulation in another one but didn’t see that,’ said Moyes. ‘I think Adnan was expecting a challenge from [James] Collins but if you look at the last two games … he has taken more tackles than any other player. So we’ll talk to him about it but you might be picking on the wrong person today.’
Danny Welbeck, scorer of the opening goal, came off with a knee injury, a concern for Moyes given the absence for the next three weeks of Robin van Persie with with a thigh injury.
ROBIN VAN PERSIE and Shinji Kagawa will not be among the Manchester United players leaving Old Trafford in the New Year sales. Manager David Moyes is keen to keep his front five — Van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez and Kagawa — for the rest of the season so United can launch challenge on four fronts.
And he has ruled out joining the chase for Monaco’s highly-rated Colombia striker Radomel Falcao. Two new top-class midfielders remain the priority at Old Trafford.
Moyes said: ‘I would not say we are in desperate need of an out-andout centre-forward. We have got Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Chicharito (Hernandez), Danny Welbeck. Shinji can play in behind as well, we are covered.’