Manchester United's players have sent an SOS to the club's hierarchy to make the signings they need to recover from their disastrous start to the season.
United are rock-bottom of the Premier League after losing Erik ten Hag's first two games in charge, including Saturday's 4-0 humiliation at Brentford. A core of senior players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, skipper Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes, have told the club hierarchy they need help in the form of new signings before the window closes on September 1.
United's players, despite being culpable themselves with their abject displays on the pitch, feel the club have shown a lack of ambition by failing to address the glaring holes within the current squad. This summer United lost five first-team players - Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Edinson Cavani - but have so far signed just three players in response to those departures.
