Mikel is far too slow for the league, did you watch him against Valencia away this season?, that's when he got knocked and started playing shit, he just kept letting players run past him and wasn't fast enough to put in tackles or break play. Tiote in there would of fucking ate them, Tiote doesn't just do that against an average united side, infact he does that against many sides, that's why we have put a bid in for him before but it was about 7 million, and Ferguson is also interested in him. He's a beast, Mikel isn't good enough off the ball for me, he is intelligent yes, but also stupid and mistake prone, but he will get better with experience. Mikel is better on the ball perhaps i will agree to that but off the ball no way, Tiote is far better, and in overall Tiote is a better player. EDIT: And i would like to add the fact that when Tiote was injured Newcastle started losing games, he was the only player they missed, they put Gosling or Guthrie there i don't know which ones the defensive one but anyway they put one of them there and it wasn't enough. They missed Tiote and they started losing games, even to midtable teams, i think they lost to West Brom i know they really missed him that match they either lost or Newcastle were really lucky to get a point. But anyway people were all like, no way they will be in contenetion for top 4, it just went as i thought it would a good start to the season that's it. Tiote gets back in the team and they start impressing people again.