Without Rooney and a fit Van Persie, there's no way top players like Reus and Pogba will sign for United

Manchester United strikers Wayne Rooney and Van Persie

EPL: Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan, Fabio Coentrao, Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal are among the names in circulation at Manchester United. They are the kind of reinforcements David Moyes will need if United are to challenge once again for the Barclays Premier League title. Aside from their wage demands, here are the two questions they will be asking of United’s chief executive Ed Woodward:

1. When is Wayne Rooney signing a new contract?
2. And when is Robin van Persie going to play again injury-free?

The fact that neither question can be answered by Moyes or Woodward is hardly a great selling point for one of the biggest clubs in world football. Without satisfactory answers to either of those questions, it is impossible for a top player to consider signing for Manchester United.