Barnes questions Man Utd’s move for Borussia Dortmund winger Sancho

Liverpool hero John Barnes has questioned Manchester United’s move for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.

Barnes believes Sancho would be a good addition for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side but that United need a centre-back as well.

Barnes told bettingexpert.com: “They’ll still be inconsistent. Manchester United’s problem hasn’t been their attacking play and scoring goals: they’ve got Cavani, Greenwood, Martial, Rashford, Fernandes and Pogba, they’re all good attackers. Sancho will add to that, but their problem is that they’ve not been consistent enough and they’ve conceded goals and lost matches because they’re not strong enough defensively.

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“It’ll be a good signing for them — a young English player which is what you want in the squad. But I don’t think it will make them challengers. They’ll be in the top four but they’re not consistent enough and they haven’t got the right balance between attack and defence to compete with Manchester City or Liverpool. You have to take signings when you can get them.

“As much as you can say, ‘let’s not buy Sancho and get a centre-back’, if you don’t sign a centre-back you’ve missed the chance to get a really good player.

“They will be looking at that situation. Lindelof has done okay but Harry Maguire with a solid centre-back alongside him would make Manchester United much more consistent and more solid.”