Jose Mourinho's big money signings at Manchester United that failed to shine

Mourinho failed to make the most of his expensive recruits
Mourinho failed to make the most of his expensive recruits

#2 Fred

Fred is struggling to break into Manchester United's midfield
Fred is struggling to break into Manchester United's midfield

According to the Guardian, Fred joined Manchester United in 2018 summer transfer window for a massive transfer fee of £52m, owing to his impressive performances at Shakhtar Donetsk. Fred moved to Shakhtar Donetsk from Internacional in 2013 and became a consistent performer for the club over a period of five years.

Fred is a central midfielder whose style of play is to take control the game and orchestrate attacking moves as well as disrupt passing routines of the opposition. During his time with Shakhtar, he possessed a good ratio of 2.9 tackles per game but, this ratio has now dipped to 1.7 tackles per game.

Manchester United already have plenty of options in the central midfield role. Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, and Ander Herrera are filling all the midfield roles quite effectively under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Fred has therefore been sidelined and has been unable to adapt to the pace of Premier League football.

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