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The supply of Manchester United gamers to supervisor Erik ten Hag has revealed simply why the Dutchman is worried over his squad depth.
Whereas the United boss has made some vital additions to his workforce since arriving final summer time, he has been very vocal about his want for extra signings.
And the dearth of attacking choices Ten Hag has continued to level out, is maybe the obvious weak spot within the squad as proven on this Twitter graph by TheDevilsDNA.
[#MUFC Availability of Players, 22/23]
-3 gamers (DDG, Malacia, Fred) have been accessible for choice to Ten Hag for the complete season– ETH’s attacker depth complaints appear legitimate – 4 are <75% with Martial (40%) & Sancho (67%) huge misses– RB additionally concern, All 3 in backside 8 pic.twitter.com/fOlQHH8iny
— The Satan’s DNA (@TheDevilsDNA) February 11, 2023
The previous Ajax coach managed to safe his fellow countryman Wout Weghorst in January, the enormous striker arriving on mortgage from Burnley till the tip of the season.
And the significance of his signature, albeit on a brief time period deal, is highlighted within the desk.
With 4 of United’s attackers being accessible for 75% of matches or much less, the choices have been restricted for Ten Hag.
The sensational type of Marcus Rashford and the emergence of Alejandro Garnacho as a primary workforce common have seen the Crimson Devils nonetheless producing objectives this season.
However there was an enormous stage of inconsistency from different gamers in these ahead positions, with new Brazilian signing Antony and fellow younger South American star Facundo Pellistri repeatedly unavailable for choice.
Anthony Martial, who’s arguably a starter within the facet when match, has seen his fixed harm woes rule him out of an enormous 60% of video games.
The striker has been a giant loss to the facet, with the Frenchman including objectives when he has featured, and offering link-up play that no different striker on the membership appears to supply the supervisor.
With one other huge cash signing in Jadon Sancho being an enormous miss too, the choices in assault have left Ten Hag determined to bolster his sides ahead choices in the summertime.
Additional points are evident within the statistics graphic, with right-back showing an issue place too, with all three of the membership’s gamers in that place throughout the backside 8.
Solace it appears has come within the fixed availability and wonderful type of keeper David de Gea, the Spaniard one in every of solely three gamers who the boss has been capable of name upon every time he has wanted.
With United nonetheless battling on 4 fronts this season, it stays to be seen if the squad has what it takes to ship silverware, with the primary probability coming every week on Sunday, when the Reds journey to Wembley to face Newcastle within the Carabao cup remaining.
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