Five summer disasters that have Manchester United heading for a new low

For all the talk of a new regime, it has been a depressingly familiar story in terms of United’s recruitment, after around 11 first team squad members were shed this summer

TRANSFER FIASCO: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (top right) and Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) before the Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester.

1. New structure, same problems

The drawn-out departure of detested former executive vice chairman Ed Woodward was seen as the end of an error and the start of a new era.