United’s current defensive situation is weird. Four good but not great centre-halves who’ve all shown spells of excellent form, there or at their previous club in Bailly’s case, but no signs of a real partnership. Rojo, possibly their best centre-half this season, no?, most suited to playing with…Jones, who seems to constantly pick up niggling injuries. Bailly, probably the most viable long-term option, a bit too erratic to play with Rojo or Smalling. Smalling, their best centre-half a season or too ago, now fourth choice. Weird puzzle to solve. Surely Bailly long-term, but don’t know if they’ve got the partner there for him to flourish, or will get away with not having a more defensively-minded right back. Rojo’s looked like a fish out of water at left-back whenever i’ve seen him. Lots of square pegs. Preferable to having no fit, capable defenders, like at City bar Stones…but as i say, a bit of a puzzle.
