Manchester United have been told they won't compete for the Premier League title because they have nobody to match N'Golo Kante or Jordan Henderson in midfield.
Having finished as runners-up to Manchester City last season, figures responsible for transfers at Old Trafford issued a triple statement of intent this summer window.
A move four years in the making, England forward Jadon Sancho is finally a United player after Borussia Dortmund agreed to sanction his £72.9million return to the UK, while he was followed through those doors by Raphael Varane and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Spending the majority of their budget on those three players, the Premier League giants were unable to sign a top level defensive midfielder.
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