Mauricio Pochettino has already shown Christian Eriksen can play with Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United

Erik ten Hag is hoping to rebuild Manchester United this summer. He will take charge of the Red Devils next season but before then, the squad must be strengthened using the transfer market, especially considering the number of players who have departed in recent weeks.

His midfield department in particular requires plenty of investment. Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata did not have their contracts extended at the end of last season and Nemanja Matic joined AS Roma last week, meaning additions are essential.

Christian Eriksen and Frenkie De Jong are two of the most prominent links. It remains to be seen whether the duo will end up at United, but could they realistically play together alongside Bruno Fernandes?

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If there's one thing United have suffered from over the past 12 months, it is balance. Harry Maguire, the club's captain, has referenced the problem during post-match interviews, with the wealth of attacking players at the club typically overwhelming the lack of stability in the middle of the park, equating to bad performances.

Fernandes is a natural no.10 and although Eriksen is more versatile in comparison, the same applies to the Dane. In De Jong, the Dutch midfielder is more inclined to pick up the ball in deeper areas before progressing the play which bodes well, but he too is attack-minded at heart.

The prospect of United lacking balance with those three players is ominous, but it could work depending on Ten Hag's coaching ability and where on the pitch those players are deployed.

On the coaching side of things, Pep Guardiola shocked the Premier League when he fielded a midfield trio of Fernandinho, Kevin De