But can Varane help the 13-time Premier League winners bridge last season's 12-point gap to their local rivals Manchester City? We have questioned the signings for quite a few years at Manchester United, but this one alongside Sancho shows where they are heading. He told the Football Daily podcast: "We were all looking at Manchester United and thinking they were two players away - a centre-back and right-sided player. But you can only ask a team to improve and Manchester United are doing that." If they get that number nine I think they will scare the others and Manchester United are in the hunt as well.

Source: BBC July 28, 2021 13:35 UTC