Michael Owen thinks Manchester United are still “short on quality” when you compare their squad to the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City.
Erik ten Hag has done a great job since joining Man Utd last summer. Under him, they have ended their trophy drought by lifting the Carabao Cup.
They also remain in contention for the FA Cup and Europa League and they are on track to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Man Utd will be expected to kick on again next season and put in a sustained challenge for the Premier League title. As things stand, they are 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal with one game in hand.
Owen has admitted he is still “a fair way from being convinced” that Man Utd are “back”.
“Manchester United are doing very well at the moment,” Owen told AceOdds. “But when I watch them, I still don’t think, ‘oh my word, Manchester United are back… They’re tearing teams apart and winning easily’.
“I’m still a fair way from being convinced that that’s going to happen. I think they’ve got the right manager in place. I think there’s a buzz about the club at the moment that they need, that every club needs.
“But I think the actual playing staff is still some way short of being… put it this way, if the league was restarting today, I wouldn’t have Manchester United as being challengers to Arsenal and Manchester City just yet.”
Owen also thinks Man Utd are “desperate for a centre-forward” amid reports linking them with the likes of Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen and Randal Kolo Muani.
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The pundit feels Man Utd “are still a few players short” but it is an “absolute must” that they bring in a new striker.
“I still think they need more in that squad. They’re desperate for a centre-forward. That is an absolute must for next season. I do think that Manchester United are still a few players short,” Owen added.
“I think their squad is getting better. As I say, Ten Hag is doing a very good job and he looks like he’s going to be the right man. But I do think they’re short on quality compared to the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City at the moment.”
He continued: “If they finish in the top four, then I’d say it’s a massively successful season. Let’s remember where Manchester United have been for the last decade since Sir Alex Ferguson left.
“Yes, there’s been one or two trophies,…
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