Danny Welbeck: Ex-Man United star could make Carrick’s attack unstoppable | OneFootball

With Manchester United’s recent 3-2 victory over fierce rivals Liverpool F.C. guaranteeing the Red Devils a spot in next season’s Champions League, many fans are now looking ahead to the upcoming summer transfer window.

This season has seen United achieve far more than many expected following their dismal campaign the year before, in which they finished fifteenth in the Premier League and suffered a severely disappointing loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final.

With such swift progress made, United will be looking to kick on even further and challenge for major titles next season. To achieve that goal, though, the club will need a flawless display in the upcoming transfer window.

Our forward line is clicking

After struggling to find the back of the net consistently last season, the club completely rebuilt their forward line last summer. Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha all arrived in high-priced deals, and all have hit the ground running at Old Trafford.

The trio have combined to score many important, match-winning goals, including both Sesko and Cunha getting on the scoresheet in our recent victory over Liverpool. Together, the trio have contributed over thirty goal involvements this season.

Our early exits from both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, paired with our lack of European football this season, mean the trio have largely managed to remain fresh throughout the season, but that may not be the case next year.

Next season, however, will bring about new challenges for the in-form trio. A return to the Champions League will bring about more games and, therefore, more risk of injury and more need to rotate the squad.

Do United have the depth?

Interim head coach Michael Carrick has made few changes to his starting eleven across his time at the club thus far, but with more games to come next season he will be forced to utilise the full extent of his squad next season.

The other attacking players in the squad are in poor form at the moment, struggling to impact games when given the chance. Amad Diallo looks a shadow of the player we saw last season, while Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee have struggled with injuries and inconsistencies.

Should United be forced to field these three players next season, fans would likely see a noticeable drop-off in performance and quality.

Sesko can’t do it all himself

Back when Sir Alex Ferguson was manager and the club were enjoying an unrivalled period of success, United would always have three or four top-class strikers at the club.

Be it Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, who scored five times in one of our biggest ever wins, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in 98/99 or Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Louis Saha in 2008, United have always had a plethora of talent to deploy through the middle.

In order to kick on and mount a real challenge for silverware next season, the club should invest in another striker to lighten Sesko’s workload and provide more game-changing quality from the bench.

A potential solution

In order to save funds for areas of the squad that more desperately require additions, i.e. midfield, it would be prudent for United to find a cheap striker for the squad. Ideally, somebody with Premier League experience and, ideally, previous experience of representing the Red Devils.

That is why Danny Welbeck could be the perfect solution to this problem. He is still scoring goals in the Premier League, having netted 13 goals this season, and his experience would be invaluable into transforming Sesko into the goal scoring machine he has the potential to become.

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