The BBC reported Weghorst, 30, was on United’s radar, though a deal was far from straightforward given he’s currently on loan in Turkey. There is a growing trend of number nines being fast and penetrative in England, with Erling Haaland, Darwin Nunez and Alexander Isak all joining clubs in the Premier League last summer. United are in the process of accommodating their new Scandinavian focal point, and he has made a promising start, but his relationship with Marcus Rashford is going to be essential. There’s some uncertainty surrounding whether Aboubakar’s deal with Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr has already been terminated. Adding depth to Ten Hag’s frontline is Manchester United’s primary concern in the market this month. A tight budget prevented the Red Devils from lodging any official bids for Cody Gakpo, much to Liverpool’s delight.

Cheaper loan options have been touted, most notably Vincent Aboubakar and more recently Wout Weghorst. When Sancho is at his best, he possesses the talent to start on either side and there are five months until the new Premier League campaign begins, which is a season that could ultimately decide the trajectory of his career.

Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag's strongest XI is scary had two players not snubbed transfers

The Burnley frontman is in the middle of a season-long loan with Besiktas and the deal doesn’t contain a break clause. As such, United must negotiate agreements with both Burnley and Besiktas. Fabrizio Romano subsequently reported Ten Hag would like to add Weghorst to his ranks and the player would ‘love’ to join Man Utd. Old Trafford erupted on Saturday afternoon, after Scott McTominay stepped up and delivered the most unlikeliest of victories for Manchester United. After 92 minutes of football, Erik ten Hag's men were trailing 1-0 against Brentford, but the Scottish international changed everything almost singlehandedly. It will be his third year at Manchester United and time to prove he can become a successful signing. The ball is now in United’s court to strike agreements over the termination of his loan at Besiktas, as well as forging a new deal with Burnley.

United also seem to have a finishing problem at the moment. The emerging metric that is expected goals (xG) suggests that Ten Hag's men have generated shots worth around 11.8 goals so far — excluding penalties — yet they have found the net on eight occasions, highlighting an underperformance of 3.8 goals. While the article talks about “Konopka’s Reds” and the programme’s “rewind” feature describes Konopka as the Ladies’ team “manager”, United officials say his role was a voluntary one and that he had no official involvement in the running of the team.Rasmus Hojlund is another talking point. The Danish striker is still very much getting to grips with life in Manchester, and he has different qualities to the players who came before him. He is physical, industrious and perhaps most prominently of all, he is a runner who wants to threaten in behind. That should be no surprise when analysing his Dortmund statistics, as he scored 20 goals from the left wing in 3,099 minutes and 24 goals from the right wing in 5,265 minutes during his four years spent playing in Germany. Christian Eriksen resorted to attempting to score from long range against Brentford over the weekend (Image: Premier League)