Top 10 alternative signings Manchester United could have made

#5 Ricardo Rodriguez instead of Luke Shaw

Luke Shaw needs to justify his purchase

Luke Shaw's United career still may be a success. His recent performances seem to have won Mourinho over, who has been publicly praising Shaw's ability and how happy he is with him, although many of us remain unconvinced.

Bought for more than £30 million in 2014, Shaw was tipped to be United's left-back for the next ten years and he looked destined to be one of the best left backs in the world. However, fitness and injuries have plagued Shaw's United tenure.

Both managers he worked under at United and England manager Roy Hodgson have all questions his commitment to his fitness, and for a young talented footballer, keeping fit shouldn't be the issue it seems to be.

Though I would have said Danny Rose would be a perfect fit for United, prising him away from Tottenham would have been extortionately expensive, if not impossible, so another alternative would be Swiss full-back, Ricardo Rodriguez.

He made a name for himself being a regular for Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga and his Swiss national team. Solid in defence and comfortable getting forward, Rodriguez is just as skilled at contributing to his teams' defensive duties as he is getting up and down the left wing, often delivering quality crosses into the box.

Rodriguez's main strength is reliability, something United needed at left-back with players such as Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young and Matteo Darmian all rotating over the past few years in that position due to the absence and poor form of Shaw.

Rodriguez could have contributed a lot more to the United team over the past three-and-a-half years Shaw has been with the club, and he would have for a much cheaper price. Though he's still young, it remains to be seen if Shaw can justify his transfer to Old Trafford.