The transition period was always going to exist - after all, there aren't many coaches that could take over from Sir Alex without a few bumps along the road. David Moyes seems to have struggled more than the club thought. United have lost 5 times in the league after 15 games. To put this into perspective, United only lost 5 games in their 38 Premier League matches last season.
As well as this, in 2012/13, a total of 25 Premier League points were dropped by United (5 draws, 5 losses), while Moyes' new side have already missed out on 23 points (4 draws, 5 losses).

All of the blame cannot be put down to the former Everton manager, although he is not blameless. Players are responsible too. A string of poor performances, with only a handful of players doing well, it seems as if there is a lack of effort. Fans are used to seeing great displays of attacking football, dogged defending and a never-give-up style of play. Lately, players seem happy to sit back and do nothing.

This is something that must be bothering fans of the Reds. Why perform for Sir Alex and not for David Moyes? Of course Sir Alex will be more highly regarded than his successor, but it is astonishing that the performance level has dropped so rapidly in such a short space of time. The way United are playing is not what fans have come to expect. It is not the United way.

The home record has been terrible so far - home losses to West Brom, Everton and Newcastle for the first time in 35 years, 21 years and 40 years respectively. This is not acceptable from one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Shockingly, Rio Ferdinand has even gone to the media to voice his displeasure on the way Moyes selects the team, saying that Moyes' decision to name the squad close to kick-off turns him into a "madman". This could be considered as a light-hearted comment, but as a senior player, Ferdinand should not be criticising the way things are done at the club.

What has Ed Woodward been doing - since taking over from David Gill, the man who is in-charge of player negotiations has brought United a summer transfer deadline-day panic-buy in Marouane Fellaini. Moyes wanted Fellaini, but why did Woodward not sign him early, so further business could be done? It was clear to everyone, and still is, that the club are in dire need of world class midfielders, yet nothing has been done. Several have been calling for Moyes to leave, but if anyone deserves to be sacked, it must be Woodward. He is the man at fault for players not being signed.

These problems have to be addressed, quickly, before they become something that cannot be fixed. Changes need to be made, deadwood needs to be cut-out and, most importantly, the United mentality of winning must be re-established. This is the only way to get back to the top.