Manchester United’s Midfield: Problems and Solutions

Editor's note: since this article's publication, Bruno Guimarães, mentioned as a potential midfield signing for Manchester United, has joined Newcastle.

It would probably be fair to describe Ralf Rangnick’s start to life at Manchester United as ‘mixed’.

While his tenure began with a promising performance against Crystal Palace, followed by a less impressive but equally important 1-0 versus Norwich, cohesive and consistent displays have been hard to come by for his United team since.

There have been some positives, including a gradual increase in the number of clean sheets and the introduction of Anthony Elanga into the regular starting eleven. United fans have also been pleased to see Rangnick’s willingness to give more game time to players previously on the outskirts (not Donny van de Beek though, it must be said).