Paul Scholes has questioned whether Manchester United's summer signings have made them stronger after seeing another poor start to the season under Erik ten Hag.
01.09.2023 - 12:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Sergio Reguilon has already trained with his new Manchester United teammates and could make his debut against Arsenal on Sunday.
United have signed Reguilon on a season-long loan deal from Tottenham Hotspur and the left-back trained with his new teammates on Friday morning.
New goalkeeper Altay Bayindir has also been registered in time to travel with the squad.
"Potentially, yes," Ten Hag said of new arrivals being available for this weekend's fixture. "Could be because we have to register them by now.
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"He (Reguilon) is here, he trained. He's a very experienced player, played for big clubs, already played a lot of La Liga and Premier League games.
"He has a very good background, he can play very intense football, so we are happy. We had a problem with Luke Shaw injured and Tyrell Malacia injured, they are long-term out, so we responded well in that emergency situation.
"He will be in the squad as well, yeah, so happy. Now we have to keep the group, again it's fully there. We've covered every position and I think we have a very good 'keeper group arrival in Altay."
United are in discussions with Fiorentina over a loan deal for Sofyan Amrabat but the Italian club are holding out for a €10million loan fee.
Ten Hag was coy on the topic of the Morocco international. "There are so many rumours, but it's nice, heh?
"We have done good business, we constructed a strong squad and we are ready to go with the fight. I can't tell because I don't know if he can sign. When we have news, we will report it immediately.
"If you see the schedule, it's tough, it's really condensed, when you see last season, the World Cup, crazy season, the season takes longer.
"Two weeks, we played FA Cup final
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