JavierHernandez No14 x:I really rate him as best left back in england! Yet people say Ashley Cole is still the best left back in the world...pfft dont make me laugh. He has the ability to play for a big club, whether its us I dont know but it is very unlikely. Evra needs replacing though.
People who say Ashley Cole is still the best left back in the world are in cloud cuckoo land. For me he's living off his name and has been for a while, he's been no better than Evra tbh and United have long since had the best out of Evra imo. Cole's performances for Chelsea and England have been mediocre and if Leighton Baines was at any of the top 4 clubs then he would be a regular now in the England set-up.
I think Baines is now at a decent level but more importantly he has a consistency to his game. He carries a threat at set pieces which United could do with and he has lots of experience to boot. With regards him being an option for United then i cant see it myself. He's got the ability but not only would Everton want a kings ransom for him but at 27 years of age you would have to ask yourself would he fit in with our current transfer policy? I'm not so sure.
I just think he'd cost an awful lot of money for a player with just 6 international caps and Everton, as they did with Lescott, would command a huge fee. V Good player though.