For Manchester United, although from the specific performance, they still have not found their best form. Luck looks good, though, with only 1 of their last 10 league games and 6 of them having won a match against West Ham United. In the league table, Manchester United have improved the ranking to fourth place, although there is still a relatively obvious gap from the top three teams, but they already have a position advantage in the competition for qualification in the Champions League next season. Coupled with their obvious strength advantage, the team's hopes of being in the top four at the end of the season are still very large.
For Lonnick and his players, the league schedule for some time to come is very favorable to them. In the next 4 games, United's opponents are weaker teams. Among these teams, the highest-ranked team is Southampton, who are only in twelfth place, with two teams even in the relegation zone. From the point of view of paper strength, the gap between the strength of these teams and Manchester United is very large, and it is very difficult to score points on Manchester United. For Manchester United, the fixture schedule at this stage is very important. If they can score 12 points in all four games, the team's position in the table will be further consolidated. This will lay a very good foundation for their subsequent matches. Because after this schedule, they will play against Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and other strong teams one by one. These games will directly determine the team's results this season.
However, objectively speaking, judging from the performance of the team in the past few games, it seems that they do not have enough confidence to achieve the desired result. Coach Lonnick still needs to find the most suitable tactical system for this group of players. For the shortcomings of the team, such as the lack of a top player in the back position, United do not seem to have any intention of signing a defensive midfielder in the winter transfer window. For the next half season, Lonnick will still need to rely on these existing players in the midfield position. However, for the "redundant personnel" in the team, Manchester United's willingness to clean up is relatively strong. Most of these players are players who have struggled to get a chance to play this season, including Bailey in the back line, Lingard and Martial in the forward line.
At centre-back, with the players qualified to play, Varane and Maguire are the fixtures. Lindelof is the main rotation player. Phil Jones, who has returned from injury, also seems to have the trust of Lonnick, has been given a chance to play in the league and has performed well. Bailey's appearances are ranked after the above three players, and in half a season, he has only made 4 appearances in the league, averaging only 6.3 points per game, ranking second from the bottom of the team. It is reported that AC Milan, with both main centre-backs injured, have made Bailey the primary target of reinforcements in the transfer market, hoping to sign the 27-year-old centre-back player at the winter transfer window. However, the two teams still have not agreed, and their differences are mainly in Bailey's salary. United want the other side to be able to take on The full salary of Bailey, but the other side only wants to take part of it.
In the forward line, Jesse Lingard has had very limited playing time in the league this season. Sources say West Ham and Tottenham want to sign the former England international, but United don't want him to go to direct rivals. After Newcastle United offered a £10m loan fee, the prospects for the transfer are very high. Unlike Jesse Lingard's transfer, where there is still some uncertainty, Anthony Martial's transfer has been settled. According to transfer expert Romano, United have fully agreed with Sevilla on the transfer of Anthony Martial, and the French international will head to La Liga in the second half of the season. After Martial completes the medical examination, the two sides will complete the routine procedures such as signing the contract. It is reported that Sevilla will bear the full salary of Martial, but did not set a buyout clause in the loan contract.
With Martial and Jesse Lingard likely to leave at the same time, United are left with only Sancho, Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and youngster Erlanga in the winger position. With the exception of Erlanga, though, the other players have not performed well this season. Judging from the current situation, Manchester United are interested in bringing in a higher-caliber attacker in the front line. According to Portuguese media, winger Luis Díaz, who plays for Porto, entered Ronnick's reinforcement vision. This season, Luis Díaz has made 24 appearances in league and Champions League matches, scoring 17 goals and providing four assists, averaging 0.88 goals per game. Porto have no intention of selling their core players. If United want to sign the 25-year-old Colombia international, they need to activate the £67m liquidated damages clause in his contract. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)