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Manchester United wanted to sign Eduardo Camavinga and Saul Niguez before they eventually landed Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports. The Portugal international has scored five goals since returning from Juventus. But frailties within Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad remain.
Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer transfer window (Image: GETTY)
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Manchester United had intended to pursue Saul Niguez transfer (Image: GETTY)
“It does not always have to be full pressing but we don’t see any of it – everything in the United team is based on the individual qualities of players.
“They have those qualities and it often gets a result for the team. But it is never a team result. It has not been looking good in a number of matches.
“United struggle to be dominant – that is the whole problem.”
And he added: “After they took the lead against Everton they started to wait for them in their own half.
“They want to score on the counter. But that is not good enough for a club like Manchester United.
“The next thing that you see is how they struggle to turn the game around when Everton equalised. They hardly created any chances.
Manchester United had been eyeing Eduardo Camavinga transfer (Image: GETTY)
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“The results are not good. He lost against Young Boys, against West Ham in the cup, against Aston Villa and they were lucky against Villarreal because of Ronaldo’s quality.
“Against Everton, another draw. And they only just got away with that result.
“It has to improve and it can improve. We cannot say that Solskjaer has had a long career at top level as a manager before United.
“Yes, he was a champion in Norway. But that is a different level. I know why he gets more time than other coaches, he is a child of the club.
“He scored that legendary goal in 1999 which helped them win the Champions League.
“But all that is not enough for what is being produced right now.”