Manchester United Transfer News: £22m Full-Back Race Joined

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Villa scored four at Old Trafford for the first time since 1930, while United’s defence allowed 2.88 expected goals and five big chances. INEOS pursued Newcastle’s Lewis Hall in the summer but did not sign a left-back for Carrick.

That backdrop explains a TuttoJuve report, repeated by the BBC’s gossip column, that United are ready to rival Barcelona and Liverpool for Juventus full-back Andrea Cambiaso. What Cambiaso offers The 26-year-old is left-footed and plays left-back, right-back or either wing-back.

Villa targeted United’s left-back channel, and Cambiaso’s numbers describe a full-back who attacks first. Buying only a full-back while this defence keeps conceding inside four minutes fixes the wrong problem.