Last season's squad at the end of 2011 transfer window:
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[TR]
[TD="align: center"]End of 2011 window[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Team as it stands[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Howard
Mucha
Hibbert
Baines
Neville
Distin
Jagielka
Heitinga
Coleman
Osman
Fellaini
Barkley
Drenthe
Rodwell
Cahill
Gueye
Drenthe
Straq
Anichebe
Vellios[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Howard
Mucha
Hibbert
Baines
Neville
Distin
Jagielka
Heitinga
Coleman
Osman
Fellaini
Barkley
Gibson
Pienaar
Jelavic
Naismith
Anichebe
Gueye
Vellios[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
I could be wrong, but i'm only seeing a difference of ONE player, and i haven't even included players who almost certainly will feature like Duffy and Junior.