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With the 2021-22 Premier League season starting tonight, Manchester United find themselves confident and raring to go with the latest additions of Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho. The two acquisitions are players who could finally transform Manchester United into title winners.
if Manchester United are to build a title charge that finally brings silverware back to the Theater of Dreams, a number of their players will have to step up.
On that note let’s quickly take a look at the
Five players who will be key for Manchester United in the 2021-22 Premier League season
#5 David de Gea
For a long time, the goalkeeping position at Manchester United had been an area of relative stability, with Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar and David de Gea as prime guardians to the fortress at Old Trafford.
But that was until David de Gea started making high-profile errors repeatedly in important games, and then rookie of the season Dean Henderson came along and grabbed the interim number one spot at the club.
Yes, de Gea is a player whose contract renewal was made a top priority by Ole Gunnar Solskjær when he started his first full season at Manchester United. The Spaniard is someone who has consistently delivered excellent performances in vital games across several seasons. He has also won the club’s Player of the Year trophy four times, including thrice in a row.
With Solskjær eager to move towards a long-term solution, with the signing of Tom Heaton as reserve keeper and by giving more opportunities to Dean Henderson, this might be the final chance for David de Gea.
Under pressure, David de Gea will seek to re-ignite his career at Manchester United and put in performances similar to those in his 2017-18 Golden Glove-winning year that will finally inspire his team to win silverware in the upcoming season.
#4 Raphaël Varane
Agile, aerially dominant, and a serial winner. Raphael Varane promises all the traits that recent Manchester United teams have been craving in a defender for so long.
Raphaël Varane, at 28, promises to be one of the most exciting signings of the season. He will look to help bring about the best in Manchester United's defense alongside club captain Harry Maguire.
Being a serial winner for both Real Madrid and the French national team, he will bring in the ideal level of experience and leadership to a dressing room that is younger and hungrier than ever to win.
#3 Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes, aka the Portuguese Magnifico, needs no introduction when it comes to being a big-game player for Manchester United. Ever since he signed for the club, Fernandes has been the player that United have consistently looked towards when it comes to unlocking defenses and slotting away memorable goals.
Not just on the pitch, but off it as well, Bruno has flourished with his influence as a leader in the dressing room with a contagious winning mentality and a hunger for silverware.
With greater attacking options in Jadon Sancho on the right, Marcus Rashford on the left and Edinson Cavani leading the frontline, the upcoming season promises to be yet another record-breaking year for the Portuguese in G/A numbers and wins for his club.
#2 Jadon Sancho
The Homecoming King has arrived! In other words - Jadon Sancho is back in England and has finally signed for the Red Devils after a long drawn-out transfer saga since the summer of 2020.
Manchester United have, for a long time, been in search of a youthful winger to assume command on the right side of their attack. This year, they finally have a more-than-competent option in Sancho to add to their counter attacks and line-breaking attacking play.
Jadon Sancho, a player who has been hungrier than ever to prove a point since he first left England from the youth ranks of local rivals Manchester City, will be someone who Manchester United will greatly depend on right from the get-go to bring them ever closer to silverware this season.
#1 Edinson Cavani
At 34, Edinson Cavani seems to be aging like fine wine. He has proven that age is only a number, and that there's no stopping him anytime soon.
Diving headers to win matches, sumptuous finishes to equalize, and leading by example on the pitch are just some of the things Cavani has brought to Old Trafford. Manchester United have truly signed an experienced campaigner who has always stepped up when his team needed saving.
With Anthony Martial almost out of favor and Mason Greenwood still learning his trade, Edinson Cavani will soon be leading the United frontline with even more service from Fernandes, Rashford and Sancho as he looks to mark his final year in England by delivering much awaited silverware to the Stretford End faithful.
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