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Last season was one that highlighted so many glaring flaws within this current Manchester United side, but their midfield was a problem area for the entirety of the campaign.

From the opening exchanges under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer right through to the end of the ill-fated interim reign of Ralf Rangnick, United's midfield never really got going no matter who they deployed in the middle of the park.

It was one of the reasons United were on the receiving end of so many humiliating high-scoring defeats, such as the 4-1 loss away at Watford that got Solskjaer sacked or the memorable 5-0 home hammering at the hands of fierce rivals Liverpool.

With that in mind, Erik ten Hag is likely to switch things up next term in a bid to avoid such results happening once again. In actual fact, the new United manager's ideal midfield trio could be the most exciting the Old Trafford faithful has witnessed in quite some time.

The former Ajax boss is desperate to reunite with one of his former stars in Amsterdam in Frenkie de Jong. Now of FC Barcelona, the Netherlands international is clearly United's priority transfer target this summer.

Though that may be the case, it is proving incredibly difficult to actually reach an agreement with the La Liga giants for De Jong's services. It is rumoured that Barcelona have placed an