As Manchester United tick another fixture off of their 2021/22 schedule, their glaringly obvious weakness becomes just that little bit more apparent.
United's desperate need for a top-level, world-class holding midfielder player has now reached a point where almost everyone knows it.
While the club secured their long-term right-wing target last summer in the form of Jadon Sancho, as well as sourcing a world-class centre-back in Raphael Varane, they failed to act on their need for a defensive-minded midfielder to bring balance to the side.
