The Merse

One of the great dilemmas of mercurial talent is that it is rarely produced for the entire game - Robert, Ginola et al produced moments, its only the true world class that can dictate a game on a regular basis - as such you either build a team around him or enjoy the flashes of brilliance

So he was at fault for 3 of the 2 goals in the 3-0 defeat at Man U in your opinion. By that logic, he was probably the one that contributed the most to our defeat. As if he had saved those it would have been 1-0 and we'd have a very slight chance of a piss taking equaliser. NO. A few of our players contributed to those goals, it's unfair to single Harper out. As I said, when he starts losing us games he should be dropped. Harpers dodgy back has affected his agility, but he is not costing us games - as you say, until then I think it would be best to stick with him