Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has wrote off their title chances. Scholes does not think they can sustain a title challenge as they lack quality in midfield, despite the signing of Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao.
"I find it hard to see them as Premier League title contenders this season," he said in his column for the Independent.
"My instinct is that the title will be between Manchester City and Chelsea, with United, Liverpool and Arsenal in competition for the two remaining Champions League places.
"The chief reason I see little prospect of United winning the title is that they have not signed enough players in this window.
"United needed to buy a top-level midfielder, of which there were very few available this summer. Just two, in fact. And Cesc Fabregas and Toni Kroos have already made their moves (to Chelsea and Real Madrid respectively)."
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