However, their most important move of the winter window would be keeping hold of their midfield starlet Kobbie Mainoo, who has been linked with a shock move to Chelsea amid United’s struggles to stay in line with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

Like one of those home renovation disasters, Manchester United are finding themselves rebuilding on top of the rebuild. Or at the very least, they're tearing down that new extension they put on the structure last summer.

There are several positions where Manchester United needs reinforcement, but the area Ruben Amorim wants to strengthen is the left-back position, and he already has a candidate in