Erik ten Hag is now fully settled in his new role as Manchester United manager.
The 52-year-old has already begun the changes at Old Trafford which started with Ralf Rangnick departing on Sunday. Rangnick had been set to take on a consultancy role at the club but this was scrapped at the weekend with the German now set to focus on his Austria head coach job full-time.
Next up was the change of personnel in the playing squad as Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata all notably left the Reds this week. With the fresh re-build on the way, United will soon be focusing on new additions.
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Three areas of the pitch have been highlighted as key areas for improvement. Central defence, central midfield and a striker - in short, the spine of the team.
As always, plenty of players have been linked with rectifying these issues. Firstly Jurrien Timber, who featured prominently under Ten Hag at Ajax has been mooted as a potential new signing.
Timber has bags of potential at the age of just 20 and with 43 appearances under his belt from the last campaign in the Eredivisie, he has already shown that he is capable of producing at a top level. Another one of Ten Hag's players linked with a reunion is Frenkie de Jong.
De Jong has claimed that he is happy at Barcelona but United have initiated contact with the Catalan club in the hope of bringing him to the Premier League. A chance to join back up with Donny van de Beek may entice the Dutchman to move to the Theatre of Dreams.
Last, but by no means least, is Darwin Nunez. Reports in Portugal have suggested that United are the frontrunners for the Uruguayan and you can see why.
At 22, Nunez has sparkled with Benfica scoring 34 goals in just 41 appearances, six of which were scored in the Champions League ensuring he is one of the most in-demand players this summer. Benfica are reportedly willing to sell Nunez in order to fund their own plans in the transfer window.
Should United bag these three targets, this is how the Reds could start the Premier League season under Ten Hag.
Ten Hag's United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Varane, Timber, Dalot; McTominay, De Jong, Van de Beek, Fernandes; Ronaldo, Nunez.
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