Manchester United were at a crossroads when Louis van Gaal arrived at Old Trafford in 2014.
The David Moyes experiment had failed and United were facing a season outside of Europe for the first time since 1989-1990. The rebuild of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last title-winning squad couldn’t be delayed any longer. The summer of 2014 was therefore a busy time for Van Gaal and the United board.
Luke Shaw was one of those signings and it’s been a bumpy ride over the years, especially under Van Gaal’s successor Jose Mourinho, but the England international has developed into an important player at Old Trafford and at his best is up there with the Premier League’s best left-backs.
Eight years later, we take a look at the six other players signed by the club alongside Shaw.
Ander Herrera
Herrera was Van Gaal’s first signing, joining from Athletic Bilbao a year after he was supposed to.
He made 189 appearances across five seasons at the club, winning the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League. Having seen out his contract, he signed a five-year deal with PSG in the summer of 2019, where he remains to this day – and plays regularly despite the presence of a galaxy of stars.
The midfielder wasn’t the most gifted player, but United fans warmed to him for his work rate and commitment to the cause.
Ander Herrera converts Paul Pogba’s perfect cross to give Manchester United that 31st-minute lead.
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Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
The younger brother of Lazio talisman, Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, Vanja was signed by United before being loaned back to his Serbian club Vojvodina.
He never made a first-team appearance during his two years on United’s books and the goalkeeper was sold to Lechia Gdansk in 2016.
He’s now at Torino and after a series of loans away has started to come into the fold. He made 12 Serie A appearances in 2021-22 and his form was…
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