Rio Ferdinand names the two defensive signings he'd make for Man Utd

Rio Ferdinand says Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos and Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo would be his two defensive signings to improve Manchester United.

Ralf Rangnick’s side have looked unsteady at the back for the majority of the season and have already conceded 40 goals in the Premier League so far this term.

United captain Harry Maguire has come under fire for his performances this season, while Raphael Varane has started just 15 games in the Premier League so far due to injury.

United have been linked with a move for Araujo, who is about to enter the final year of his contract with Barcelona.

And Ferdinand has picked the 23-year-old as the signing to bolster United’s back line.

When asked to name the two signings he would make to improve United’s defence, Ferdinand told Vibe with Five: ‘I would sign Marquinhos.

‘I would sign the Uruguayan at Barcelona [Araujo].’

Ferdinand also believes Maguire, who scored an own goal in United’s 3-2 win over Tottenham on Saturday, needs an element of luck to improve his form.

‘What’s killing for him is it seems week after week someone is questioning something about Harry Maguire, and it’s quite glaring,’ Ferdinand said.

‘And listen, we’ve all been through moments like this, in my career it happened. But a lot of the time it’s luck.

‘There’s moments in careers like Harry Maguire is going through now where everything you seem to do there seems to be a problem, there’s a mistake.

‘Every mistake you make gets punished and highlighted. Whereas sometimes in my career where I was making mistakes but they didn’t score, or the keeper pulled me out of it, or Vidic made a tackle.

‘That’s what happens in a team, it’s riding that little bit of luck you need. And Harry Maguire I think he needs a little