Former Manchester United assistant coach Rene Meulensteen is urging them to try again for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.

United manager Erik ten Hag has made multiple attempts to sign De Jong.

Meulensteen told Man United's official Scandinavian supporters club: "They need a really good midfield player.

"Yes, they've got Casemiro in there. You've got Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes – a lot of experience, a lot of qualities – but there's also a little bit of a vulnerability because their mindsets are predominantly in going forward.

"I would 100 per cent do everything to get De Jong. He's got energy, he's got legs, he's tactically very, very good in the build-up.

"For De Jong, I think to be fairly honest, he would have already been here if he had not been happy at Barcelona.

"But he's obviously very happy playing for Barcelona otherwise he would have said, 'Okay, no problem, sort me out' because there's always a way to fill that financial gap. That can never be the reason. But I can see why Ten Hag is chasing him."