We will need another attacker, but make no mistake, its not priority. We will not buy two attackers this summer, plus attack is the one area of the pitch where we actually should try to integrate our young players. Sancho, Rashford, Elanga, Amad/Pellestri. Who knows, potentially adding Hannibal too. We will need another attacker, but I'm not sure we should spend tons of money on that position. In attack, we may need to have a bit of patience and purchase over time if needed.
However, we can't take that risk in midfield. We don't just need a DM, I feel we need 2 midfielders. Neither Fred or Mctominay are good starting midfielders. They can play with a good one, but if an injury were to occur , we'd be right where we started. We need midfielders that can support attacks in terms of positioning and anticipation, but that can also recieve passes. That's the basic skillset any United midfielder should have and only old slow Matic has it. City have Rodri, Fernandinho, Gundogan who can do this, supported by full backs in Walker and Cancelo/Zinchenko that are pretty central. Liverpool have Fabinho, Henderson and Thiago who can do this. Chelsea have Jorginho, Kante and Kovacic. Arsenal have Thomas Partey.
In Europe, Madrid have the trio of Modric, Kroos and Casemiro. PSG have Verratti and Paredes. Bayern have Kimmich, Goretzka and Tolisso. The list goes on. We play unpredictably game to game because our midfielders don't consistently give our attackers the support to truly express themselves or our defenders a chance to stay higher up the pitch and squeeze the space. We can fix the attack with assessments on our youngsters next season or in January. Fernandes and Sancho can carry our attack ( plus hopefully Rashford in a new role or with a new season gets back on form).
