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Graeme Souness shares Erik ten Hag sack theory and slams three Man Utd players

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has criticised Manchester United’s £200million summer spending spree, taking aim at Joshua Zirkzee, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte

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Graeme Souness has laid into Manchester United(YouTube/Up Front)

By Matthew Cooper

13:24, 10 Oct 2024Updated13:25, 10 Oct 2024

Graeme Souness has laid into Manchester United’s transfer business, claiming three of their five summer signings will not “make a difference”.

United have made their worst ever start to a Premier League campaign, picking up just eight points from seven games, despite splurging around £200million on Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte.

However, Souness pinpointed Zirkzee, Mazraoui and Ugarte as particularly lacklustre pieces of business, claiming those signings are evidence that United are not “ambitious enough”. He also believes they have been “signing poorly for years”, highlighting the big money deals for Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba as “madness”.

Souness said: “I look at players they signed this summer, they brought in Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, and Noussair Mazraoui. But United aren’t a middle of the road club. Would a team like Real Madrid be signing those players?

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“I don’t think they’re ambitious enough because they’re not going out and signing the types of players that will make a difference. In the end, that’s what nails Ten Hag. He’s signing players that he’s worked with before, so they wouldn’t have been someone else’s suggestion.

“He’s signed players that he knows and would’ve wanted, but they’re still not performing. United pay through the nose for players, but they’ve been signing poorly for years. You can go back to the likes of Anthony Martial…

“They only let him go last season but five years ago I was writing a column saying it was last chance saloon for him. They also signed Paul Pogba for a record transfer fee, that was madness!”

Souness has criticised the signings of Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui(Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Souness also suggested United have already “made their minds up” about manager Erik ten Hag’s future, adding: “When it comes to whether or not they keep Erik ten Hag, I would think the owners have made their minds up already – unless United turn a major corner soon.

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BREAKING: It has just been announced now – Erik ten Hag SACKED

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