Manchester United's struggles under Erik ten Hag have brought the club's recruitment back into focus, and it doesn't look pretty. United legend Paul Scholes has become the latest to take aim at the signings made under the Dutchman. Around £600m has been forked out across Ten Hag's three summer windows, but questions remain over squad depth and balance.
Speaking on SuperSport, Scholes questioned the wisdom of coach Ruud van Nistelrooy seemingly playing no part in the summer addition of Joshua Zirkzee . "He also has to be involved in the recruitment side of it, signing a centre forward or two centre forwards. 'Ruud, who do you think?'," Scholes said.
"I am not sure he would have picked Zirkzee. I am not sure he would have picked (Rasmus) Hojlund. Look, there is probably not a plethora of centre forwards out there but you would go consult him, wouldn't you?" Ten Hag's first season saw United finish third in the league, but they dropped down to eighth in year two.
Some £200m was splashed out over the summer, but with no noticeable improvement so far. With United sitting in the bottom half of the Premier League table and Ten Hag facing a make or break set of fixtures, Mirror Football has ranked the manager's business so far. Some 21 players have joined under Ten Hag, and the full list doesn't make for pretty reading.
Outright successes For all the criticism of Ten Hag's narrow scope for signings, the two biggest successes have been players he knows well from his time at Ajax. Ev.
