1:09 Spanish football expert Alvaro Montero tells Sky Sports News that Raphael Varane is "perfect" for the Premier League following his move to Man Utd"Varane is the best central defender in the world. Image: Varane after winning the World Cup with France in July 2018Not just with Madrid either, but France too, who he became world champion with in 2018. Varane - at 28 the ideal age for a defender - could prove to be the missing piece in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United jigsaw. That is because last time out, United conceded 44 league goals - the most in the top four and even more than Liverpool, who struggled horribly at the back. United let in an eyebrow-raising 14 goals via set plays - goals which had an Expected Goals Against figure of just 8.9.

Source: Sky sports July 28, 2021 09:11 UTC