Huge transfer flop and bargain purchase - the 15 players signed by Erik ten Hag at Manchester United

Sir Jim Ratcliffe once described Manchester United's signing of Fred as "dumb money."

Fred was signed from Shakhtar Donetsk for £50million and although he was clearly not a value for money signing, he delivered some good performances and was effective in some games.

United have made a catalogue of mistakes in the transfer market. Fred clearly wasn't worth the money he was signed for but he is far from the worst player United have signed.

It would be fascinating to hear Ratcliffe's thoughts on United's more recent signings, although he can't use the same colourful language in public now he's a co-owner of the club.

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If the British billionaire considers Fred's transfer as dumb, his thoughts on Antony's transfer might be box office, and Erik ten Hag was responsible for signing the winger from Ajax.

The Ruben Amorim era is under way and excitement is building ahead of his first game in charge, but it's worth looking back at Ten Hag's hit-and-miss transfer record from his tenure.

So without further ado, here are each of Ten Hag's permanent signings...

Signed for: €15m (£12.9m), with a potential €2million in further add-ons.

Verdict: Malacia briefly won Luke Shaw's starting role on the left side of the defence in his first season. He made 39 appearances in that campaign and picked up a knee injury, which required surgery.

Malacia's first operation didn't go as planned, he required another round of knee surgery and only made his return from a 517 day absence when playing for the Under-21s last week.

Signed for: Free transfer

Verdict: Eriksen was brilliant in the first half of the