Man Utd tipped to sign ‘next Wayne Rooney’ and three more by Owen

Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen has tipped the Red Devils to sign up to four players to back Erik ten Hag with, after a positive start to the season. Following the 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday, United sit fifth in the table with several of the Dutchman’s summer signings making a strong impact on the team.Casemiro and Christian Eriksen have transformed the midfield, while Lisandro Martinez has quelled his doubters from early in the season with some dominant defensive performances and Tyrell Malacia has shown positive flashes. Following the impact of Ten Hag’s summer recruits, United may be more willing to back the head coach once again in January.Owen has highlighted four areas where United could be targeting their next transfers, including the possibility of a new Wayne Rooney in addition to a goalscorer and a pair of full-backs. ‘Cristiano Ronaldo obviously isn’t getting any younger and is not going to be there for another four, five years,’ Owen told AceOdds.’You never know, it might be his last season. So from that point of view, you do wonder where goals will come from. Marcus Rashford has always been a goal scorer but never been absolutely prolific.Man Utd transfers: Plans for next three signings are damning on Solskjaer Manchester United could sign the next Wayne Rooney for Erik ten Hag. (Image: GETTY)”[Anthony] Martial has had lots of chances over time. He’s never been really prolific into the twenties, let’s say. So I think in terms of scoring goals, that’s where Manchester United will have to address it at some point.’Defensive-wise, they’ve invested over the years. I think full-backs are still a little bit of a question mark. They spent a lot of money on the likes of [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka and [Luke] Shaw, and they probably wouldn’t be in the first 11 at the moment.DON’T MISS Man Utd can complete rebuild in January with three signingsMaguire tipped to trigger Man Utd dressing room revoltTen Hag makes £40m transfer decision at Man Utd Michael Owen has tipped Manchester United to sign up to four players. (Image: AceOdds)