Manchester United haven't been what you might call a swift mover in the transfer market for quite some time. To the ever-maddening frustration of supporters, United often take weeks if not months trying to complete transfers and sometimes without even getting the player at the end of it.
Over two months elapsed from the club seeing their offer for Frenkie de Jong accepted last summer before they finally gave up the ghost with the midfielder against the move.
It wasn't until July was a signing finally made and then the first through the door was backup left-back Tyrell Malacia, hardly the revolution touted and needed as the window descended into desperation.
Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez eventually arrived, though not in time for the pre-season tour, but the opening week of the season soon made it clear they weren't enough.