Manchester United’s summer transfer window was spent almost entirely prioritising their struggling attacking department, but once this dilemma had been addressed, there was a lack of movement regarding the rest of the squad. Carlos Baleba was identified as their dream target, although a summer transfer wasn’t feasible, which has led the Red Devils to look elsewhere for a potential January swoop. United’s midfield conundrumMuch of the noise surrounding Old Trafford at the start of this campaign has been regarding United’s midfield talent Kobbie Mainoo, who has so far failed to breach the United starting XI. Make sure to follow UtdDistrict on X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok to never miss out on any of our Manchester United content. Our podcast, What the Devil?, is streamed live every Thursday at 12:30 pm (BST) on the United View YouTube channel.