centre back

convert Gabriel Heinze to a center back. i've been calling for that for ages. he has the aggression, and quite a large portion of the brutality, that makes Vidic such a powerful defender. he can challenge in the air as well as anyone, he knows how to tackle, he's strong and fairly fast, and most of all, he's not afraid to kill a striker if that's what it takes. another plus point is that evra is in the form of his life down that left flank. he's more or less fully fit already. play him there. shift wes brown back to the right flank. he can't tackle to save his life, but at least it'll be less a problem on that side, and his overlapping is much better than o'shea.

brown - ferdinand - heinze - evra

o'shea

see, everyone has a place, especially now that scholes is suspended, o'shea can help keep the clean sheet that united must make sure they hold, as well as scoring on the other end