Manchester United have a major problem even £138m transfer splurge won't solve

27.08.2024 - 19:36 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

One major Manchester United issue reared its ugly head again during Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Brighton. It's been a busy summer at Old Trafford with the arrival of three new defenders, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui as well as a new striker in Joshua Zirkzee.

Around £138million in transfer fees has been spent to strengthen Erik ten Hag's squad as new sporting director Dan Ashworth looks to transform how the club buys and sells players.

It's too early to say whether Ashworth's work has had any effect and at least one more signing is set to be made before the window closes on August 30.

Paris Saint-Germain's Manuel Ugarte has agreed personal terms with United and the Reds are now close to a breakthrough with PSG. READ MORE: Chelsea star Cole Palmer backed to complete Man United transfer on one condition READ MORE: Ruthless Antony transfer decision to be made as Man United have replacement to 'play every week' But one central problem remains which Ten Hag has yet to fix, two games into his third season at the club.

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Manchester United gave manager Erik ten Hag some breathing space with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday thanks to goals from Matthijs de Ligt, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho. However, United had to ride out an early Southampton storm and the outcome could have been vastly different had Andre Onana not saved Cameron Archer's penalty at 0-0. De Ligt's first United goal and Rashford's first for six months quickly flipped momentum in the visitors' favour just before half-time. Southampton's woes were compounded when captain Jack Stephens was sent-off 11 minutes from time for a wild challenge on Garnacho, who rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.

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