Five reasons why Manchester United have fired blanks so far in the transfer window

David Gill

Retirement of the Holy Trinity – The Fergusons and Gill

While Ferguson’s departure was obviously the big talking point, not much importance has been given to the departures of former Chief Executive David Gill and Martin Ferguson, Sir Alex’s brother and top scout.

The holy trinity of Ferguson, Gill and his brother Martin, were the driving force behind most of United’s past dealings. One wonders how much of the scouting information has been passed on to the new team and also how keen the new unit is in pursuing those targets.

Kevin Strootman in particular, was a top target of the previous regime. The fact that United lost him to AS Roma without even fighting for him is cause for worry.