SM
Watford vs. Leeds: 11 hrs 55 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Gary Neville: 'Odion Ighalo signing underlines Manchester United's struggles'

:Headline: Gary Neville: 'Odion Ighalo signing underlines Manchester United's struggles': ID:388502: from db_amp
Gary Neville believes that Manchester United showed once again they are 'unable to navigate through the transfer market smartly' with their late pursuit for Odion Ighalo.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has criticised his former club's transfer hierarchy for signing Odion Ighalo in the final stages of the January transfer window.

The Red Devils were seeking a replacement for the injured Marcus Rashford and got a short-term loan deal over the line for Shanghai Shenhua's Ighalo with moments to spare on deadline day.

A move for Erling Braut Haaland is believed to have collapsed earlier in the window, while a number of other players - such as Danny Ings and Joshua King - were also linked.

Neville is puzzled as to why United did not already have targets lined up, though, given that Romelu Lukaku left for Inter Milan six months ago.

"They just needed a body in that area," he told Sky Sports News. "Rashford's going to be out for another couple of months. I can't let the club off the hook, though, unfortunately.

"Romelu Lukaku told us a couple of weeks ago that he had said he was going to leave last February or March. That's nine months to be able to manoeuvre and get into a position to sign a striker for the club for the long term.

"And yet they have ended up desperately doing one on Deadline Day. The boy may do very well. He might come in and settle in, he might score goals and do a job for the club.

"But the fact that the club were in that position, knowing that [Alexis] Sanchez and Lukaku were leaving for many, many months, tells us that Manchester United, at this moment in time, are struggling to navigate through the transfer market smartly."

Bruno Fernandes, United's other January capture, made his debut in Saturday's goalless Premier League draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

amp_article__388502 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-02-02 07:25:05:
html db last update - 2021-02-20 20:06:15 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Gary Neville

Click here for more stories about Manchester United

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .