I agree that Roy Evans had the last team worth watching from a good football point of view, he had to be sacked though as the team was a soft touch in physical games, spice boys etc. We could have won the league one year though if not for David James.
I don't think Heskey or Saunders were supposed to be creative, they weren't cheap either , both close to British records.
It is a pity that Roy evans attack couldn't be combined with Houlliers defense. My mates are Manure and Arsenal fans and I can't really argue that they play much better football.
I think Rafa is defensive and negative, lacks confidence in the team and over analyises opponents like Wigan. I don't think Ferguson or Wenger give lower teams much thought tactically and just think if we do our stuff , we win.
IN fact, I don't know how good Ferguson is technically, only won one Euro cup so might get shown up against the top teams in Europe but he buys good players and lets them play freely week in/week out knowing they are good enough to beat most teams in the premiership.