A top 6 Defence

[Zatara]

I came across this article in the mail today and it got me thinking about our defence;

How does United's defence compare to Big Six rivals after Varane buy?

It is no secret that Manchester United's defence has been Solskjaer's biggest weakness during his two-and-a-half-year reign at Old Trafford but things could soon change.

www.dailymail.co.uk

City
Back five: Ederson (GK), Kyle Walker (RB), John Stones (CB), Ruben Dias (CB), Joao Cancelo (LB)

Total cost: 228.6m


United
Back five: David de Gea (GK), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (RB), Raphael Varane (CB), Harry Maguire (CB), Luke Shaw (LB)

Total cost: £219.8m


Liverpool
Back five: Alisson Becker (GK), Trent Alexander-Arnold (RB), Virgil van Dijk (CB), Ibrahima Konate (CB), Andy Robertson (LB)

Total cost: £184m


Spurs
Back five: Hugo Lloris (GK), Serge Aurier (RB), Eric Dier (CB), Cristian Romero (CB), Sergio Reguilon (LB)

Total cost: £112m


Arsenal
Back five: Bernd Leno (GK), Hector Bellerin (RB), Ben White (CB), Gabriel (CB), Kieran Tierney (LB)

Total cost: £108.5m


Chelsea
Back six: Mendy (GK), Reece James (RWB), Cesar Azpilicueta (CB), Thiago Silva (CB), Antonio Rudiger (CB), Ben Chilwell (LWB)

Total cost: £103m


Everton
Back five: Jordan Pickford (GK), Seamus Coleman (RB), Yerry Mina (CB), Ben Godfrey(CB), Lucas Digne (LB)

Total cost: £101m



On paper it looks like were just a right back away from having a top 6 quality defence.

Hopefully we can extend Mina's contract, sign a top notch right back and have the foundation on which to build upon.

 

[billyblue80]

We need a right back no excuses...

 

[riddick]

We need a right back no excuses...

What are you talking about, we have two!

-Marcel Brands

 

[billyblue80]

What are you talking about, we have two!

-Marcel Brands

Of first team quality

 

[MikeH72]

LOL

 

[riddick]

Of first team quality

If he starts, he's first team quality!

-again, probably, Marcel Brands

 

[COYB75]

I came across this article in the mail today and it got me thinking about our defence;

How does United's defence compare to Big Six rivals after Varane buy?

It is no secret that Manchester United's defence has been Solskjaer's biggest weakness during his two-and-a-half-year reign at Old Trafford but things could soon change.

www.dailymail.co.uk

City
Back five: Ederson (GK), Kyle Walker (RB), John Stones (CB), Ruben Dias (CB), Joao Cancelo (LB)

Total cost: 228.6m


United
Back five: David de Gea (GK), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (RB), Raphael Varane (CB), Harry Maguire (CB), Luke Shaw (LB)

Total cost: £219.8m


Liverpool
Back five: Alisson Becker (GK), Trent Alexander-Arnold (RB), Virgil van Dijk (CB), Ibrahima Konate (CB), Andy Robertson (LB)

Total cost: £184m


Spurs
Back five: Hugo Lloris (GK), Serge Aurier (RB), Eric Dier (CB), Cristian Romero (CB), Sergio Reguilon (LB)

Total cost: £112m


Arsenal
Back five: Bernd Leno (GK), Hector Bellerin (RB), Ben White (CB), Gabriel (CB), Kieran Tierney (LB)

Total cost: £108.5m


Chelsea
Back six: Mendy (GK), Reece James (RWB), Cesar Azpilicueta (CB), Thiago Silva (CB), Antonio Rudiger (CB), Ben Chilwell (LWB)

Total cost: £103m


Everton
Back five: Jordan Pickford (GK), Seamus Coleman (RB), Yerry Mina (CB), Ben Godfrey(CB), Lucas Digne (LB)

Total cost: £101m



On paper it looks like were just a right back away from having a top 6 quality defence.

Hopefully we can extend Mina's contract, sign a top notch right back and have the foundation on which to build upon.

Really good to see this in black and white to compare where we are. In terms of out and out quality I think Man U, Man City and the Kopshite stand out but they spent double what we have. Really worried about how our hands are tied by FFP seemingly more than pretty much any other Premier League team. I guess it's the silly wages for the ridiculous amount of deadwood we have. Surely w can afford a decent right back though?!?

 

[ElGato]

We need a proper ball winning centre half to go with that right back imho. I do like Big Yez but he can't hit diags and is only fit enough to play 50% of the games.

Michael Keane is a liability to end all liabilities, man is made of unforced errors.

On the whole I get the feeling that Evertonians think we are fine at CB, whereas everyone else thinks it is where we are weakest

 

[PaddyJames]

There aren't many decent right backs around.

 

[Paul Rideout]

If he starts, he's first team quality!

-again, probably, Marcel Brands

dear Marcel.

k'off