Former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders believes Manchester United should drop their pursuit of Real Madrid ace Alvaro Morata.

Instead, Saunders says United should've signed Jermain Defoe before he joined Bournemouth.

"I would have taken Defoe," Saunders, who also starred for Aston Villa, Swansea and Wales, told talkSPORT.

"He's 34, scored 15 goals last season, [has a] couple of years in him. His instinct of getting to the ball first in the box is brilliant.

"You're gambling, every time you sign a striker from abroad it's a gamble. I don't think it's a gamble with Defoe.

"Jermain Defoe is my favourite player. I love watching him.

"I like how his brain works and how he can finish, he finishes all types of chances.

"He doesn't drink, he's fit as a fiddle. He will (start) if he scores every week."