Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford later this afternoon and supporters have called for Mason Mount's return to the starting line-up.
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The January transfer window is beginning to look like an oasis in the desert for Manchester United. A place of sanctuary still in the distance, with miles of scorching sand they'll have to drag themselves over in between.
January is still months away but an injury crisis for the ages, off-field issues and a massively under-performing squad has meant United have never had to drink from the winter well as much. There was an uplifting late comeback against Brentford before the international break but that hardly turns things around. The performance for 84 minutes was just as abject as the rest in a season in which they've lost nearly half as many Premier League games as the last in a quarter of the matches.
Even if funds remain extremely limited after a year of excessive spending, the transfer window will offer Erik ten Hag the chance to recruit in troubled positions. A new right winger is likely to be high up the list given Jadon Sancho seemingly won't play again but defensive reinforcements have to be the top priority.
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Injuries have struck every area of the United squad but none more so than defence. The entirety of the first-choice back four and three left-backs are sidelined. There were no defenders to put on the bench on Saturday and even then Victor Lindelof went off with a knock.
It's desperate and already proving costly. Financial restrictions are likely to limit the level of defenders United will be able to sign but in an ideal world, they would recruit a quality centre-back to start matches when everyone is fit, not just another emergency stop-gap. Plenty of players have
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