Essien didn't 'suss him', United were being outplayed in midfield thanks to Carrick and to a lesser degree Scholes, as soon as Hargreaves was moved into the centre United started to get back into the game and so did Cristiano
you're sayin that he's only had one good season, what do you call last season then? he's gradually improved as he's gotten older since he arrived at United and over the past couple of seasons his football has flourished, he's a young lad and is still improving