Man Utd pay instant price for £76m transfer failure as commentator can't believe his eyes

Manchester United were shown what they are missing arsenic Randal Kolo Muani, who was linked with a determination to Old Trafford successful January, continued his prolific commencement to his Juventus indebtedness spell

Manchester United whitethorn beryllium ruing a missed accidental arsenic Randal Kolo Muani continues to dazzle astatine Juventus.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward, who was connected the Red Devils' wishlist during the January transportation window, has made a blistering commencement to his indebtedness spell successful Italy. Despite United's involvement and hopeless request to boost their attacking options, they couldn't seal a woody for the 26-year-old, who was besides eyed by Tottenham.

Instead, Kolo Muani ended up astatine Juve, wherever he's deed the crushed moving with 5 goals successful conscionable 3 matches. That is contempt his past quality for PSG, who shelled retired £76million to motion him from Eintracht Frankfurt, coming backmost connected December 6. It's not adjacent been a week since the model shut, but United whitethorn already regret not going each retired for Kolo Muani.

On Friday, the Frenchman's brace secured a 2-1 triumph against Como, managed by ex-Arsenal and Chelsea prima Cesc Fabregas. His 34th-minute opener, pursuing a jinking tally and unstoppable finish, had TNT Sports commentator Matt Smith successful raptures.

He said: "Oh helium couldn't, could he? He could, wow! How astir that? You don't person to power games erstwhile you've got a striker similar that. Three games, 4 goals for the caller enlistee astatine Juventus."

Kolo Muani's 5th extremity successful Juve colours arrived from the punishment spot successful the 89th infinitesimal aft Como's Assane Diao equalised conscionable earlier the break. Following his determination to Italy, Kolo Muani expressed his excitement and highlighted the club's past with apical French players, including erstwhile United antheral Paul Pogba.

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He told Tuttomercatoweb: "Among the galore French players who person written the past of Juventus, I can't assistance but notation [Zinedine] Zidane, but besides [David] Trezeguet. Coming to much caller times, I would accidental Paul Pogba and evidently Khephren Thuram, who is doing precise good here."

United's involvement successful different forward, Mathys Tel, besides came to nothing, with the Bayern Munich prima joining Tottenham, initially connected loan. But determination was a timely boost for 1 of the club's existing strikers, Joshua Zirkee, who deed the leveller successful Friday's much-needed FA Cup triumph implicit Leicester City.