Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was able to bring extra depth to the central midfield, left-back and centre-forward positions, though United missed out on Jadon Sancho or a senior right-wing signing.
In the end, Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles arrived to support the earlier acquisition of Donny van de Beek, with United also welcoming Uruguayan teenager Facundo Pellistri in the summer too.
Amad Diallo will join from Atalanta in January. So how will the signings impact Solskjaer's team selection? Here are four possible line ups that include some of the new boys:New boys, old systemIt is probably unlikely that Solskjaer diverges too far away from his favoured 4-2-3-1 system, even with the new signings in tow.
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