Manchester United's recent run of results has lifted them up the table and has them down as potentially Liverpool's closest challengers.
Those results though have come after a poor summer of recruitment. Plenty still feel as if the Red Devils have areas that are in need of improvement having missed out on several key targets.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is thought to want four more players to bolster his United squad. Jadon Sancho was the club's top target in the summer and they may again return to test Borussia Dortmund's resolve.
United also have to decide what to do with Paul Pogba who has again been linked with a move away after comments from his agent Mino Raiola.
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