United's failure to back him in that summer's transfer window, with United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward vetoing a number of his preferred centre-back transfer targets.United were unwilling to sign Harry Maguire for £75million before paying £80million for him 12 months later, while interest in Milan Skriniar and Toby Alderweireld was not followed up.A source close to Mourinho told the MEN in 2018 the United manager 'felt very undermined' over United's inability to sign a central