Manchester United are about to discover if Erik ten Hag made £71million transfer mistake
Let's have a look at what you could have won. For under-pressure Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag - and key figures responsible for transfers - that might have been Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo.
Spending under the Dutchman topped the £400million-mark this summer and his outlay in the latest window was £183million alone. Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund were welcomed through the door. On early viewing, United have not get too much bang for their buck.
Some glaring mistakes from Onana - particularly in a dismal Champions League campaign - masked over the good things he has done between the sticks. His style is more fitting for a Ten Hag system than David De Gea might ever be, but supporters have yet to see that formulated with any conviction.
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Mount has struggled to make an impact among injury issues, while United splashed out £72million on the striker that Hojlund can become and not the one they currently have. The talented Dane is a work-in-progress as highlighted by his goalless start in the Premier League.
There ought to be more to come from those three big-money signings and it is far too early to write any of them off entirely, but United have been among the worst buyers in football for a decade now and that has not stopped since former Ajax manager Ten Hag was given the keys.
His woes date back to last summer. Gakpo was earmarked and then side-stepped as United signed Antony - a left-footer Ten Hag knew inside out from their days at Ajax - before Liverpool made their move for the Netherlands forward in January. Gakpo scored twice in that 7-0 rout against United at Anfield
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