Owen Hargreaves slams Man Utd's transfer business

Former Manchester United star Owen Hargreaves has slammed the club's decision to sign two attacking midfielders during the summer transfer window.

The Red Devils initially purchased Matheus Cunha from Wolves this summer and went forward to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.

As a result, manager Ruben Amorim has been forced to play Bruno Fernandes in central midfield to facilitate the duo in the final third.

Hargreaves believes this was unnecessary. The former United man said that the club should have signed a central midfielder rather than playing Fernandes in a deeper role.

He said: "You have the best number 10 in the division, and you drop him (deeper) because you want someone to play through midfield because you have Cunha and Mbeumo.

"So why didn’t you just sign a central midfield player to play there and let Bruno do his thing with Cunha? Then a goalkeeper. It would have fixed a lot of issues."

United are presently 10th in the standings with 10 points on the board. They face a daunting challenge against Liverpool on the road this weekend.

The Red Devils have not won at Anfield since 2016 when Wayne Rooney bagged the winner. They face a tough task to end the winless streak.