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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

How Man Utd could look now if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hadn't blocked five transfers

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag oversaw a record transfer spree at Old Trafford this summer, but the Dutchman could have had plenty more work on his hands were it not for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Ten Hag splashed out more than £231million to bring in six new faces following his arrival from Ajax earlier this year - the most Manchester United have ever spent in a single transfer window.

The new United chief strengthened across the board in a bid to get the club firing again after a calamitous 12-month period. Solskjaer paid the price for a rotten run of results last November and his interim replacement, Ralf Rangnick, failed to inspire a turnaround in form during the second half of the season.

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