Jamie Carragher says there’s one United player who’s done ‘nothing’ in his three years at Old Trafford

When analysing Manchester United’s mega-money signings post-Sir Alex Ferguson, the majority will leave you bewildered at how they were even sanctioned in the first place.

Mason Mount’s arrival last summer raised eyebrows from the Old Trafford faithful. Not because he held an 18-year association with Chelsea, but because in June of this year, he’d have been available for nothing.

Numerous reports had detailed how Mount was unwilling to extend his stay with the Blues as he was adamant about embarking on a new venture elsewhere. That, of course, ended up being with fierce rivals United, who agreed a package deal of £60 million to acquire the England star’s services in M16.

Across his maiden campaign as a Red, the 25-year-old has made just 12 Premier League appearances thus far due to three separate injury setbacks. While it’s through no fault of his own, it again just shows a pretty dire piece of business from United’s end.

There’s little need to even get started on Antony, who cost £86m and has yet to score a league goal this season. You’d struggle to find a fan that retains faith in the winger – even Erik ten Hag, after personally pushing to sign the player, has demoted him to a rotational role in the starting 11 in place of Alejandro Garnacho. The sooner United accept defeat and cuts their losses with him, the better.

Another example, and one that was named-dropped on the latest Stick to Football episode, is Jadon Sancho. He has been on loan with Borrusia Dortmund since January due to his widely-publicised fallout with Ten Hag and faces an uncertain future when he returns to United.