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If faced with a choice I think Manchester United need a defender, I'm not saying the current players are bad but it's not a bad idea to prepare a better squad. Last season's experience should be an example of the failure of the defensive line even though there are many reasons there. Based on Man United transfer records this season, they are prioritizing the attack line by spending 150 million while for their defense line they only spent 4 million + new players from the academy. I don't understand why the coach is so confident in the current defense line or maybe he has other plans?
But the reality is - Manchester United's defense is still very weak and this is an unresolved issue. Last season - Manchester United conceded 54 goals in 38 Premier League games, while only scoring 44. These goal statistics clearly show that Manchester United needs better players, although I'm not saying their defenders are too bad to be given more playing time.
So far, I don't know which defenders Manchester United have brought in to bolster their defense. They started the season with a defeat—but it's still too early to say they'll be the same as last season. The next match is against Fulham - it is an away game for United, so they need to try everything to win 3 points so as not to fall too far behind.