MDM was cracking on a bit when we bought him but I maintain that in and around the box there was no better defender in the league, and I include Vinny in that. @tolmie's hairdoo alluded to this the other day, our high line gets exposed but it’s the price we pay for the football we see.
Mangler just wasn’t a good enough footballer for Pep but again, in a defensive team that isn’t trying to play out from the back, he could do well. We all saw how he dealt with Costa on his debut; I also recall big nose not going within 20 yards of him when we played PSG. No, maybe not £42m or whatever was reported but not, for me, a disaster either. Just a square peg in a round hole.
Stefan Savic looked shit when he was here, but found his place at Atletico...