Manchester United told they are paying the price for 'bottling' Aston Villa transfer

Manchester United have been told they are paying the price for 'bottling' big summer transfer moves as they continue to battle for a Champions League spot.

United were held at home by Watford at the weekend that kept them in the chase for a top-four finish, but it was a good weekend for Arsenal who are two points behind with three games in hand.

And the club has been the centre of discussions regarding another rebuild but have been told by fans that their problems began by missing out on a series of top targets which included ex- Villa playmaker Jack Grealish.

Grealish was a long-time target for United who were said to be on the verge of signing him in 2020 but he did not move to Old Trafford instead sealing a switch to neighbours Manchester City last summer for £100m.

And here's what United fans have been saying on Twitter in a season that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked and replaced by interim manager Ralf Rangnick.

One fan said: "The board failed him (Solskjaer) with the rebuild by signing players he didn’t ask for and bottling Haaland, Grealish, Rice, Upamecano, Cancelo, Bellingham & dragging Sancho."

Another added: "Still happy with Maguire but if we had Grealish you wouldn't see an unhappy Rashford, if we had Bellingham you wouldn't have to watch Pogba play in a pivot where he's uncomfortable, if we had Haaland we'd be banging goals in like no tomorrow. Its a lot of ifs I know but he saw it."

One supporter commented: "Still angers me that we didn’t go for Grealish in 2020. Would have suited us better than what he’s currently doing at City!"

And one finally said: "Mad to think that in 2020 summer window we signed VDB, Amad and Pellestri for around £70m plus any add ons. All out on loan currently and hardly kicked