THREE SIGNINGS THAT COULD CHANGE MAN UNITED’S FUTURE
A lot of people lament the Red Devils’ porous defence of the last couple of seasons. They marvel at the stability in the era of Sir Alex Ferguson. Still, if you look at the matter without any emotion and nostalgia, you can find that the roots of the current fiasco stem from the inaction during the later stages of the Ferguson era. No serious attempt had been made to invest on the defence during the heydays of Rio Ferdinand and Co. Once those days were over, United was set to struggle. They are doing just that now.
Some of the transfer rumours of the winter transfer window do offer hope. The scouts are focusing on young defenders who can become the bulwarks of United’s defence in the future. Here are three such transfer stories. (Next page: Read full story)