Shinji Kagawa's debut season at Manchester United was a quiet one, but if luck goes his way the forward can play a major role for the Premier League champions next term.

Kagawa scored the opening goal in United's 5-5 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, wrapping up a season in which the 24-year-old showed flashes of his talent without ever really catching fire. A superbly taken hat trick in March's 4-0 win over Norwich City will live long in the memory, but having spent the majority of the campaign either injured, on the bench or played out of position, Kagawa will be keen to show what he can really do next season.

Outgoing manager Alex Ferguson has always maintained that the player he signed from Borussia Dortmund last summer would improve over time, and the Scot's comments after last month's 2-2 draw with West Ham were a telling indication of how he sees Kagawa's United career developing.