^ ^ Gary Neville names the Man Utd signing they need to crack Premier League top six

Manchester United legend Gary Neville feels they need a new goalkeeper (Picture: Getty Images)

Gary Neville has been very impressed with Manchester United’s transfer business so far this summer, but feels one more signing is needed for the Red Devils to crack the Premier League top six.

Ruben Amorim’s squad has undergone a revamp up front, with Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko arriving as a completely new forward line.

Marcus Rashford has departed on loan to Barcelona while Manchester United are working on getting rid of Jadon Sancho, Antony and Alejandro Garnacho.

The only other signing has been Diego Leon, the teenage left-back arriving from the Paraguayan league, so the focus really has been on improving Amorim’s attack.

The former Red Devils and England right-back thinks the new front three is very encouraging, but feels one more area needs to be addressed this summer.

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Neville reckons Andre Onana is not the goalkeeper that will bring success back to Old Trafford and Amorim needs a new stopper if his side are to challenge for Champions League places.

‘I think they’ll be looking at Champions League, I think that’ll be the ambition,’ Neville told Sky. ‘I think we’ve gone past the point now where we say Manchester United have to win the league, I think that’s unrealistic.

Andre Onana has had an underwhelming time in the Premier League (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I think top six would be healthy, I think that my feeling is probably between seventh, eighth is where I’m looking at it now, but I think they could, without Europe, they could get into the top six if they have a good run, and those players settling up front, which I’m actually quite happy about the players they’ve signed up front.

‘I didn’t think they had the £200 million to spend. If you said to me after that Tottenham game in the Europa League that Manchester United would have a forward line of those three that they’ve signed, I’d have snapped your hand off. I like the profile of those players, whether they settle in now is obviously the big question.

‘Two of them are proven Premier League players, obviously they’ve got to step up a level, Sesko’s young, he’s got potential. He’s young, can he get off to a good start? That’s important for him.

Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to move to the Premier League (Picture: Getty Images)

‘Can they embed themselves at United? Can they get the probably 35-40 goals which would be par for those three players? If they can get 40 goals, United’s goals last season was terrible, they’ve got a good chance of getting into that top six, but they’ve got to settle those three players, and we can’t take that for granted anymore at United.

‘If they get a goalkeeper, I think that they could get into the top six, but a lot of things have to go on.’

The Red Devils have been linked with moves for goalkeepers this summer, with an interest in Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez seemingly going nowhere earlier in the window.

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Apps: 72

Clean sheets: 18

Saves made: 239

Paris Saint-Germain and Italy superstar Gianluigi Donnarumma is also believed to be a target, with the 26-year-old set to leave France, but he looks to have chosen Manchester City over United.

As it stands, Manchester United will start the new season with Onana as first choice, backed up by Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton.

Onana has been out of action during pre-season due to injury but has returned to training and is expected to be available against Arsenal on Sunday.

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