A list of players, including Vlaar, who could help Manchester United

Apparently some Manchester United fans are blogging about the fact that Ron Vlaar would be a perfect fit for their club. How do I know this? Well, because I saw this headline on NewsNow:

And you know what? They're probably right! Ron Vlaar could certainly help a struggling, mid-table Manchester United side. But so could plenty of other players. Let's investigate, shall we?

Players who could help Manchester United

• Ron Vlaar
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• Christian Benteke
• James Rodríguez
• David Luiz
• Branislav Ivanovic
• Ryan Bertrand
• Gareth Bale
• Lionel Messi
• Mario Götze
• Diego Costa
• Neymar
• Mesut Özil
• Angel Di María
• Sergio Agüero
• Arjen Robben

Now, for the sake of completeness, let's look at another list:

Players Manchester United don't have now and probably won't have any time soon

• Ron Vlaar
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• Christian Benteke
• James Rodríguez
• David Luiz
• Branislav Ivanovic
• Ryan Bertrand
• Gareth Bale
• Lionel Messi
• Mario Götze
• Diego Costa
• Neymar
• Mesut Özil
• Sergio Agüero
• Arjen Robben

But that doesn't really tell the whole story. One final list to show the progress they're making:

Players Manchester United actually have who could help them

• Angel Di María

Hey, it's a start!

Now go away, United fans. Vlaar is ours and you can't have him until this summer at least.