Former Chelsea star Joe Cole can understand Manchester United eyeing Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn.

Cole has no doubts McGinn would be a perfect fit at Old Trafford and isexactly what their dressing room needs amid reports of unrest and prima donna attitudes within the squad.

"[At Manchester United] you constantly hear noises about this player is unhappy because the manager said this and this player's unhappy because he's been given time off here and he didn't want it and all this," Cole said.

"[So] you just want lads like [McGinn] through the door. First of all they have to be good enough and he's certainly good enough as a footballer.

"You know you haven't got to mollycoddle him, he's going to come in and do his job. He's not an Instagram footballer, he gets on with it and does his job."