Dewsbury-Hall, Onana, Neves - Kobbie Mainoo's dream partner at Man United is obvious

As Manchester United approach the end of the 2023/24 season, attention will soon turn towards the summer transfer market.

It promises to be an intriguing period for Erik ten Hag, or his potential replacement, as the Reds look to clear out their squad and head in a different direction on and off the pitch. The recent arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to bolster United's spending power and help attract the right profile of player to go about rebuilding the team.

Joao Gomes and Amadou Onana are two of the names that have been mentioned as possible arrivals in the midfield department, with Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also linked. With that in mind, we have assessed how the trio could assist Kobbie Mainoo and who would best complement the England youngster using data provided by FBref.

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From an attacking point of view, Dewsbury-Hall is the player who leads the way in this area after scoring ten times in the Championship this term. By contrast, Gomes and Onana are tied on two each. Mainoo has a solitary strike to his name, which arrived in stunning style in a last-gasp away win at Wolves.

Dewsbury-Hall remains out in front when it comes to shot-creating actions (passes, take-ons, drawing fouls), averaging 5.07 per 90 minutes played. He has, too, made 28 goal-creating actions, and is leading in this category by some distance (Mainoo 4, Gomes 4, Onana 0). The Leicester City star has played more match minutes than Onana, Mainoo and Gomes due to competing in the second tier, though such numbers are