"I don't think the quality is there [in midfield]. Casemiro, Bruno [Fernandes], [Kobbie] Mainoo... whatever combination he tries [in midfield] doesn't seem to work. That's a big issue. I thought all summer the absolute priority was a central midfield player with legs, who can play and can control a game. Goalkeeper was a major issue. Did they really need to get to the Grimsby game to realise 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"
Manchester United have won one of their opening four Premier League matches and exited the EFL Cup in the second round to Grimsby Town. A 3-0 defeat to Manchester City featured Gianluigi Donnarumma's Premier League debut, with Donnarumma saving both shots he faced and keeping a clean sheet. Andre Onana has been loaned to Trabzonspor and the club signed young Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens instead of pursuing Donnarumma. Attacking reinforcements included Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. Summer recruitment is blamed for prioritizing forwards while leaving midfield dynamism and goalkeeper quality insufficient.
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