Manchester United have not been able to live up to the lofty standards it had set under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson. The team looks unbalanced, with a dearth of players for some places in the team and an overload of players on high wages in other areas. Loaning out players has worked for United, as the players who have been misfits have been shipped out temporarily. However, some players who have not delivered to the levels expected of them could end up being sold by the club in the next transfer window itself, if they do not pull their socks up quickly.
1. Juan Mata
Twice crowned Chelsea Player of the Year, he found himself frozen out of the first-team by Jose Mourinho. He wanted a move to keep his hopes of representing Spain in the World Cup alive, and David Moyes needed a marquee signing to allay the cries of the fans, who were disappointed that results were not going their way. However, Mata has looked more and more or of sync with his teammates, with a glaring decline in tempo when he is on the ball, even though he may have made key passes, assists and grabbed goals during his Manchester United sojourn. Top Spanish and Italian clubs are in for him, and Louis van Gaal may look to get him off the paybook before he becomes a liability.