Four options Manchester United could turn to in order to solve midfield crisis

Following Manchester United’s lacklustre start to the Premier League season, all fingers seem to be pointing towards their midfield as a cause of the problem.

These criticisms come after the £55m signing of Mason Mount from Chelsea back in early July, who has so far failed to impress in United colours. The injury to Kobbie Mainoo is also not helping the Reds' middle-of-the-park issues, as the player looked fantastic at the start of United’s pre-season tour before picking up a knock against Real Madrid.

The youngster is still set to be sidelined for a number of weeks, with Erik Ten Hag saying the youngster could be out for around two months, assuring United fans that the 18-year-old is in his plans. United have also sold Fred to Fenerbahçe as well as allowing Austrian international loanee Marcel Sabitzer to return to parent club Bayern Munich, before he later signed on with Borussia Dortmund, beating United 3-2 in a pre-season fixture just a few weeks later.

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With September 1 rapidly approaching, United are running out of time to bring in bodies to resolve their midfield crisis - their current transfer business seemingly not being enough to keep up with the competition at the top. Any new arrivals would be dependent on sales, with the futures of Donny van de Beek and Scott McTominay still up in the air.

But what options do the Red Devils have available to them? With links to a number of midfielders in recent weeks there is plenty of ways United could decide to go, including simply relying on what