You probably are not accustomed to seeing past United midfield pairings with the likes of Keane and Scholes. I don't blame you for that. The current midfield players are nowhere near this level and it is unacceptable for a club like United. Even Hargreaves at his peak was better than this current lot.

Carrick is the one who sits deep as he's not the most mobile of players and he is already in his 30s. The responsibility falls on Cleverley to push higher and try to link up with
the attacking players and he has failed in doing that well so far. What he has done is just to keep possession well and pass it around without any penetration or doing anything meaningful.
If you're happy with mediocrity on par with a mid table team then it's fine for you to be satisfied.

United did well offensively last season mainly due to the fullbacks and now with Rafael injured and Evra seemingly out of form, there doesn't seem to be any threat from anywhere else.