One of the “stories” of the week was Nani confirming everything we already knew about him (i.e. he’s a big, girl’s blouse) and that he is not entirely happy with his situation at Manchester United because, amongst other things, Fergie likes to swear a lot.

I didn’t offer my own take on the subject because I didn’t see the actual interview with Nani and if it was anything like the Tomasz Kuszczak interview, then he was probably completely misrepresented and taken out of context for the benefit of yet another dig at Fergie and Manchester United.

I must say though that I had to smile at his comment:

“I can have a spectacular game but nobody guarantees me I will be starting the next match.“

I’m sorry but I have watched every minute that he has played so far this season and I can’t remember this “spectacular game” that he is referring to. Yes, he can have spectacular moments in games but that does not make it a spectacular game and this is the whole problem with Nani – consistency. Two minutes of brilliance does not always make up for 88 minutes of mediocrity.

Anyway, as usual, I digress.

We now hear that Ben Foster is becoming disheartened by life at Old Trafford.

Having been given a decent run of matches to stake his claim during which he left us with more questions than answers (I swear I still have nightmares about how he dealt with that edge-of-the-area ball in the City game) he is now wondering if life might be better elsewhere as he looks to secure his World Cup place.

Neither will be going anywhere until January at the earliest but in the meantime, there are many, many vitally important games to be played by Manchester United and the last time I checked, they were still on the pay-roll.

Both of these players should recognise the fact that they were plucked from relative obscurity and have been handed the kind of chance that most people would cut their right hand off for (perhaps not so much a would-be goalkeeper, but you get my point).

All everyone at United is hoping is that they grasp it.

No football manager has ever bought a player hoping that they will be a failure.

The sad fact about both of these players is that they were brought in as possible replacements for players who are well past the “twilight” of their careers – Van Der Sar and Giggs.

It’s not a case of “if” but “when” for these players.

But it is also not a case of spectacular moments but solid, consistent play for 90 minutes, 40 games (at least) per season.

Life’s tough at the top but it ain’t a bunch of roses at the bottom either.

So, Nani and Foster… where would you rather be right now?