straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have come full circle again. Nemanja Matic was an auxiliary centre half in Jose Mourinho's last month as manager of United after Ed Woodward refused to sign a centre-back and, almost two years on, he was back there again.
Failure to recruit an elite central defender has already seen more goals conceded by United in the Premier League at Old Trafford than in the entirety of Mourinho's last full season.
They have sieved 16 goals in nine games in the league and Europe so far this season and their Champions League record is no longer unblemished.
United's defending against Istanbul Basaksehir was an insult to the most bibulous of Sunday league teams. Harry Maguire was adamant on the eve of.
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