Manchester United legend Paul Scholes don insist say Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton go be better signing pass Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba.
United lose 1-0 to Everton for Old Trafford last weekend, even though Idrissa Gana Gueye chop red card for just 13th minute. The Red Devils still dey 10th for table with 18 points as dem prepare face Crystal Palace on Sunday. Many fans dey fear say without January signings, this team fit struggle move up.
Baleba don dey linked with Ruben Amorim side steady, but Scholes talk say if na him choose, he go prefer make United sign Adam Wharton from Crystal Palace. E still hail Nottingham Forest man Elliot Anderson.
Scholes yarn for him podcast The Good the Bad and The Football: “If na me choose, I go pick Wharton. I still no too sure say any of dem be proper Manchester United-style midfielders, but na the kind football wey dey reign now be this.
“I just believe say Wharton get small more quality. E pain me to talk am like that, but I think say him get more quality pass Baleba.
“Baleba get more legs, so e balance small. Between Elliot Anderson and Wharton, the thing tight. But me, I go still pick Wharton.”
Baleba never too shine this season for Brighton, and gist dey fly say maybe na because him United move no happen for summer e affect am.
Elliot Anderson, Adam Wharton or Carlos Baleba – Who Fit United Pass?
One of the wahala wey Amorim dey battle this season na midfield wey no dey cover ground well. Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro dey struggle anytime counter-attack show face.
Dem two sef no be specialists for build-up play, but na area wey Wharton and Anderson sabi well.
Crystal Palace boy Wharton no too athletic, but Anderson and Baleba get better pace to cover field sharply.
Baleba and Wharton both dey 21 years old, while Anderson na 23. To sign two of these three for next two transfer windows fit push United closer to teams like Arsenal and Manchester City.
Should Ruben Amorim Start Kobbie Mainoo?
To sign any of these midfielders for January go hard because dem dey around £100m each. That one mean say Amorim fit need depend on internal solutions till summer.
Plenty fans don dey ask why Kobbie Mainoo never dey start matches. The 20-year-old start Euro 2024 final for England, but never start Premier League game this season for United. Na only 177 minutes e don play for league.
Considering say United never win seven out of their 12 Premier League games this season, e shock many people say Mainoo never get proper chance even as midfield dey struggle.
