Manchester United now have to put faith in their £158.3m signings

05.12.2023 - 08:12 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Areas of the Manchester United teams last week were a throwback to a bygone era. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's back four from August 2019 lined up in Istanbul, while Solskjaer's No.9 at the opposite end at Newcastle.

Anthony Martial joined United so long ago that Louis van Gaal was the manager, Jeremy Corbyn was not yet the Labour leader, Alejandro Garnacho was a schoolboy at 11 years old and Kobbie Mainoo was 10.

Martial's performance at Newcastle United was not even schoolboy level. He was seemingly selected as he had scored against Everton six days earlier and had not started against Galatasaray.

Erik ten Hag ignored the bigger picture. READ MORE: Rashford and Martial have failed to do what Keane did at United READ MORE: Varane stance on United future Rasmus Hojlund has also still not scored in the Premier League with Christmas decorations now on display in households.

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