Former Manchester United man Ashley Young admits he is 'still scared' of Sir Alex Ferguson 10 years after the fiery Scot retired from management.
26.08.2023 - 05:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United will face Nottingham Forest for the 109th time on Saturday but it would be a massive surprise if the scoreline looked anything like the one from their 1999 encounter.
United are misfiring at the start of the new season. In the opening two matches they have scored just once, a goal set up by a defender and scored by a defender. It all stems from a continued problem up front.
Despite the club going into the summer knowing the need for a guaranteed source of goals to breathe life into their forward line, they dithered and instead took a massive gamble. In a year when Harry Kane finally left Tottenham, United instead chose to spend £72m on Rasmus Hojlund.
He is a striker with a very high ceiling but there is no guarantee he will reach it. United have invested in the future when they needed to spend on the present. Hojlund has arrived with an injury and it's not known when he will be available.
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That means Erik ten Hag has been forced to persevere with Marcus Rashford in a central position, a role that doesn't suit him and one in which he struggles to impact games. The only other option is the perennially injured Anthony Martial who has only been trusted with five minutes of action so far.
In a world in which squads are so big and nine players are allowed to sit on the bench, having so few striker options is bewildering and a far cry from where United were way back in 1999. United had four quality strikers in their squad that year and had the luxury of leaving Teddy Sheringham out when they travelled to Nottingham in February.
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