It would help – Erik ten Hag hopes Man Utd sign proven goalscorer in the summer

With seven games to go in the league, United have the lowest goals-for tally in the top 10 with 45.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, who says he will miss the support of departed football director John Murtough and has emphasised the importance of replacing him. Pic credit: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United signing a proven goalscorer this summer “would help” – while stressing the striking options with which they entered the current season “should have been enough”.

Having last term finished third in the Premier League and won the Carabao Cup in their first campaign under Ten Hag’s management, United have subsequently underwhelmed.