Despite being this summer’s major new signing for Manchester United, and with the press already having decided he is the best thing since sliced bread, is it just possible that the hype surrounding United new boy Javier Hernandez is just hyperbole?
OK, he has made one starting appearance for United and, granted, Craven Cottage against a tough to beat Fulham side is not the ideal place to make your debut, but does anyone else think that young Hernandez, the man who will need to step up to the plate should Wayne Rooney succumb to injury this season, isn’t quite as good as we all thought?
Having endured a virtually anonymous performance until his withdrawal by Sir Alex Ferguson, United fans will be aware that should their new hero perform poorly again, they may well have another Djemba-Djemba on their hands, rather than another Ronaldo.
With Craven Cottage being the first (and almost certainly not the last) time that United have had to perform without Wayne Rooney this season, the fact that Hernandez failed to step up to the plate has worrying implications for those who have backed the Red Devils to be this year’s Champions.
Sir Alex and Premier League betting pundits are all too aware of the need to have back-up in attack (and if he doesn’t, he may want to have a word with old foe Arsene Wenger about what losing your top striker for the season can do) and he clearly has faith that this weekend was a one off, rather than a glimpse into future performances from the young Mexican.
Should Ferguson be wrong, though, that all important 19th title – of which Chelsea are favourites to win with the latest football betting prices - may well elude United for another season.
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