There have been more rebuilds of the Manchester United midfield than the squad in the last nine years.
Despite the Champions League final disasterclasses against Barcelona and lightweight surrenders at Anfield, in Sir Alex Ferguson's last six years as a manager he did not sign a single central midfielder. From the summer transfer window of 2013 to 2018, United bought a central midfielder in each one.
The wait ended with the £27.5million Marouane Fellaini, David Moyes's first signing on deadline night in 2013. It was a deal so farcical United paid £4.5m more as Fellaini's £23m release clause had expired a month earlier.
