Manchester United: Samir Nasri or Wesley Sneijder?

Nearing the start of the new season, there's always great excitement and expectation as clubs look to reinforce their squads. With that comes lots of chat with regards to who should join and who should just stay put.

Amongst the clubs most mentioned is Manchester United, who seem to attract massive attention from the media every year.

Well, this year is no exception.

With Sir Alex looking to invest some of his allotted cash to embrace the challenge from the likes of Barcelona, many are expecting a massive transfer in the making.

Some believe Arsenal's Samir Nasri—who has also attracted interest from Chelsea and Manchester City—is to join United, while many see Wesley Sneijder as the preferred choice and a more likely replacement to veteran Paul Scholes.

Wesley is amongst the key players at Inter Milan and will require some major persuading if Sir Alex is to lure the Dutchman to Old Trafford.

Both are players who bring a lot to their teams, skillful and masters in their own trade, yet they are very different individuals.

Nasri has more flair, skill and ability to create space—a typical Arsenal player under Wenger—while Sneijder is more aggressive and uses his own abilities to the fullest, joining in play and making effort towards goal.

The simple choice for many would be Sneijder—he has the ability and experience, the temperament in victory and defeat, great awareness and control of the pitch, and very importantly he brings a sense of leadership, which many would agree Nasri lacks or rather failed to show with Arsenal.

Nasri, on song, is a player you would love to watch, and playing at Old Trafford under Sir Alex can only enhance his abilities and allow him to grow.

One of the key characteristics he brings is his desire to win silverware, a desire that can catapult him to greatness and make him so much more than he already is.

Sneijder has already won everything there is to win at club level. Repeating it with another team under another world-class manager can only be amongst his many goals.

Like a friend Mr. Ruubzinho made mention, Sneijder will more often than not grind out results and individual performances for the betterment of the team. He has the personality to fight and push until the end, and that idea characterizes almost any United player.

While Nasri might have the fight and passion, he has not shown any sign of it during his time in England.

For some it's either/or, but looking at the challenge ahead—Nasri has four or five really strong Premier League sides to compete with, the resistance that Madrid, Milan, Inter, Bayern bring during European competitions, and of course the ultimate challenge, Barcelona.

Will Nasri influence the side enough to overcome all of these obstacles, or will he need time to grow into the squad?

Sneijder, on the other hand, has played at Madrid, played amongst some of the best in the World, played under the best in the World and made it to the World Cup Final with his native Netherlands.

He brings qualities that could only add to the squad and is an instant first-team choice. The damage he could do playing with Nani, Valencia, Rooney and Hernandez—amongst others—is mind boggling to think about. 

In a nutshell, Nasri will definitely positively influence the squad, while Sneijder will simply complete the squad....