""I don't think the quality is there [in the side]," Scholes told the BBC. "Goalkeeper was a major issue. Did they really need to get to the Grimsby game to realise [André] Onana is not good enough? "If Manchester United were not in the market for Gianluigi Donnarumma when he became available, that is [a] criminal offence. "The recruitment side went to buy forwards. That did need addressing, but did it need three of them? I'm not sure it did.""
""Whatever two out of the four or five they have got in [midfield] - Casemiro, Bruno [Fernandes], [Kobbie] Mainoo -- whatever combination he seems to try doesn't seem to work. "That's a big issue. I thought all summer the absolute priority was a centre midfield player with legs, who can play and can control a game.""
""He cannot carry on playing this way, he just can't," Scholes said."
Manchester City completed the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma for €30 million while Manchester United signed goalkeeper Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp on deadline day. United spent more than £200m on forwards including Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Diego León, leaving questions over recruitment balance. Concerns exist that André Onana is not performing adequately and that failure to pursue Donnarumma was a major oversight. Midfield combinations featuring Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo have not produced control or balance, and the priority for a dynamic central midfield presence remains unmet. Early cup exit to Grimsby and derby defeat have intensified scrutiny on manager Ruben Amorim and the team's setup.
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