Five things we learned from Manchester United's pre-season

Midfield Problems

It doesn’t require a mind of a genius or an eye of an eagle to notice that Manchester United have been struggling for a stable central midfield partnership for a couple of years now. And, as of now, nothing has changed this year as well. The result of which has been quite evident in these pre-season games where United’s midfield was frequently overrun by mediocre teams in Asia and Australia. David Moyes, however, identifies this problem and has already tried to sign Thiago Alcantara and Cesc Fabregas to plug that gap in midfield. But, to his dismay, he hasn’t succeeded in signing either of them, and there is now little time left to look elsewhere.

It must give David Moyes sleepless nights before the start of the season where they face Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool within the first five matches of the season. Considering the fact that United have, in recent seasons, made their major signing during late August must still keep hopes alive for Moyes to make his marquee summer signing.