A big part of Manchester United‘s struggles since Sir Alex Ferguson‘s retirement in 2013 has been their lack of success in the transfer market.
The club have spent almost £1.6billion over the past decade and while it is too early to write off some of their recent buys, there are only a select few of their 55 signings in that time that have worked out and met their expectations.
Angel di Maria, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku are among those to sign for big money, only for their time at Old Trafford to not work out for a variety of reasons.
United continue to struggle this season and while Rasmus Hojlund has impressed in the Champions League, there will be concerns over big money signings Mason Mount and Andre Onana after their tough starts since arriving at the club.
Mail Sport takes a look at the players United have signed since 2014-15 and rank if they were a hit, a miss or whether the jury is still out.
Manchester United have spent almost £1.6bn over the past decade, though only a handful of signings have worked out
2014-15
The only player signed in 2014-15 who is still at Old Trafford is Luke Shaw, who has made 262 appearances for the Red Devils.
While he has suffered a number of injuries during his time with the club, and has struggled for form in a number of the 10 seasons he has been at the club, he has been a successful signing for the club.
The big signing of the year was Angel di Maria for £70m. The Argentine World Cup winner struggled to adapt to life at Old Trafford – not helped by an attempted burglary at his home in January 2015.
Di Maria left after just one year and enjoyed greater success during his seven-year stint with Paris Saint-Germain.
Luke Shaw is one of the longest serving players at Old Trafford and despite his struggles in a number of seasons, he can still be seen as a hit of a signing for the Red Devils
While Ander Herrera and Daley Blind were hardly game changers for Manchester United, the Spaniard’s work ethic was appreciated and the Dutchman was a solid player to have due to his ability to play in different positions.
Fans were excited over the loan signing of Radamel Falcao though he failed to hit his goalscoring numbers from Porto, Atletico Madrid and Monaco.
Marcos Rojo joined the club for £16m but the Red Devils always appeared in vulnerable in defence when he featured.
Hits – Luke Shaw (£31.5m), Ander Herrera (£29m), Daley Blind (£14m)
Misses – Angel Di Maria (£70m), Marcos Rojo (£16m), Radamel Falcao…