Transfer: 'Madness' - Paul Merson identifies five players Man Utd hierarchy made mistake signing

Arsenal icon Paul Merson has laid into Manchester United’s transportation strategy, naming 5 players helium believes the Red Devils' hierarchy should ne'er person signed successful caller windows.

Speaking to Sky Sports up of Man United's Champions League clash with AS Roma connected Tuesday night, Merson questioned the club's recruitment choices, pointing to Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko, Youri Tielemans and Andre Santos arsenic grounds that the decision-makers astatine Old Trafford person got it wrong.

Merson argued that Man United’s archetypal precedence was strengthening the attack, but helium feels the forwards brought successful are not prolific capable to alteration the team.

"They [Cunha, Sesko and Mbeumo] are not 20-to-25-goal-a-season players," Merson said.

He besides questioned the signing of Santos and Tielemans, saying, "I don't cognize what the nine saw successful Andre Santos to [justify] a £50m [transfer deal]."

On Tielemans, Merson added, "he lacks the legs astir him successful Man United’s team".

Merson besides mock...