Rio Ferdinand names the player Man Utd should sign on transfer deadline day

Manchester United's struggles successful onslaught were laid bare successful their 2-0 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Crystal Palace arsenic Ruben Amorim was forced to play antiaircraft midfielder Kobbie Mainoo arsenic a mendacious nine

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has urged his aged nine to determination for Galatasaray guardant Victor Osimhen connected deadline time aft being near unimpressed by Rasmus Hojlund.

United's turbulent play continued connected Sunday aft Crystal Palace inflicted a 2-0 decision astatine Old Trafford, their 11th nonaccomplishment of the Premier League season.

Their struggles successful onslaught were laid bare arsenic Ruben Amorim was forced to play antiaircraft midfielder Kobbie Mainoo arsenic a mendacious nine. It was an experimentation that failed to wage disconnected arsenic United had conscionable 2 shots connected people each game.

The Red Devils are present 13th successful the Premier League and 12 points disconnected the apical four, with Amorim looking for answers to revamp his struggling squad.

He has brought successful 2 defenders successful the January transportation model already successful centre-back Ayden Heaven and left-back Patrick Dorgu, but is present seeking a caller guardant aft leaving Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee connected the seat against Palace.

Ferdinand believes Osimhen would beryllium the cleanable signing for United due to the fact that helium is simply a "natural No 9" who tin connection a regular proviso of goals.

After replying to a instrumentality who claimed United needed a accepted guardant connected his Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube show, helium replied: "I 100 per cent hold with you. I wholly agree. A earthy fig nine. Victor Osimhen, I would person gone with Osimhen connected loan. Get him connected loan, man. If it’s imaginable I would person got him."

Moving for Osimhen is not a elemental task arsenic he's presently connected indebtedness with Galatasaray from Napoli, truthful immoderate funny nine would apt person to person the Italian nine to callback him and indebtedness him elsewhere.

Ferdinand has antecedently called for United to motion Osimhen, who has scored 17 goals successful 21 appearances this term, saying helium would bash what Hojlund can't bash and warrant goals.

"I’ve watched Hojlund intimately the past 2 games… it conscionable doesn’t adhd up," helium said. "I’d beryllium going to get Osimhen present if we tin bash it from a fiscal standpoint. Get him connected indebtedness now!

"Guarantees you idiosyncratic who tin get connected the extremity of things, scores goals, experienced, done it astatine the apical level. I conscionable consciousness similar due to the fact that Hojlund was £70m-odd we’re expecting the finished article. Unfortunately [he’s not]. He’s a young striker but usually a striker of that property comes successful and learns disconnected someone. He’s got cipher to larn off."

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