Top 10 alternative signings Manchester United could have made

#7 Markel Susaeta instead of Shinji Kagawa

Imagine Markel Susaeta at Manchester United!

First of all, Shinji Kagawa is a great player. He proved this in both of his spells at Dortmund, winning the Bundesliga title twice, with his contribution to the team being recognised both in Germany and his home in Japan where he has earned close to a hundred caps for his country.

I even think Kagawa was underrated during his spell at United where he got his share of goals and assists in the two seasons he was at Old Trafford. As a central attacking midfielder, Kagawa couldn't find a place in Sir Alex Ferguson's preferred 4-4-2 formation which often featured Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney up front, and thus Kagawa had to try and impact the game out wide.

His best appearances for United came when he played through the middle behind Robin van Persie early in the 2012/13 season, however, his efforts were futile as he played under two United managers both of which preferred the 4-4-2 formation.

If Sir Alex Ferguson was in the market for another attacker in the summer of 2012, Markel Susaeta would have been a quality addition to the number of wingers at Old Trafford. Often rotated, Luis Nani, Antonio Valencia, and Ashley Young were the wide-men for United and Susaeta would have offered another dynamic to that trio.

In a Manchester United team playing with two world-class centre-forwards at the time, Susaeta's crossing and dead-ball delivery would have been perfect for a United team preferring 4-4-2, especially with him being both comfortable on either flank and willingness to get back and defend.

Again, he would have come at a price from Athletic Bilbao, but I'm sure he would have eventually justified his acquisition.