GiveMeSport
·28 July 2021
GiveMeSport
·28 July 2021
Manchester United are establishing a squad capable of challenging Manchester City for the Premier League title this season, it seems.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already signed Jadon Sancho while a deal for Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane has been agreed.
But it looks as though United won’t be stopping there - and they certainly shouldn’t according to talkSPORT pundit and QPR player, Charlie Austin.
Austin played against United in a pre-season friendly at Loftus Road on Saturday, with the Championship side running out 4-2 winners while the striker got himself on the scoresheet.
And on Wednesday, and insisted the club need to go out and sign transfer target, Kieran Tripper.
“Although Manchester United have signed [Raphael] Varane, their biggest problem is they need a right-back,” Austin said.
“Aaron Wan-Bissaka is not up to the [required] quality. We played them the other day, and I know it was only a pre-season, but they need to go all out for Kieran Trippier.
“That’s who they’re crying out for. Aaron Wan-Bissaka can’t defend! And his final ball is not what a centre-forward wants, it’s not what [Edinson] Cavani wants, it’s not what [Marcus] Rashford wants. They need to sign Kieran Trippier.
“You can always have a bad game, it was just a pre-season friendly. With all due respect, if Aaron Wan-Bissaka is your right-back, are Man United going to win Premier Leagues and silverware? I’m not too sure.
“They need to strengthen there, definitely.”
Wow. He didn't hold back, did he?
After Austin’s comments, a QPR fan account posted two clips of Wan-Bissaka during the friendly and argued that the striker had a point.
The first clip shows the right-back failing to block a cross - although it’s perhaps harsh to criticise him for the goal.
The caption says: “See all the Man United fans a triggered about what Charlie Austin said about Wan-Bissaka look at him here just walking he should of stopped that cross.”
The second clip is slightly more alarming and highlights Wan-Bissaka’s biggest problem - defending at the back post.
As a cross came in, the former Crystal Palace man switches off allowing Lyndon Dykes to score.
The tweet reads: “And our second Wan-Bissaka caught ball watching at the back post pre season game or not his Man United 1st team RB needs to do better.”
Austin certainly thinks so…
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