In the spring, it was Carlos Baleba, but Manchester United quickly pulled back when Brighton slapped a £100 million+ price tag on the player. Then came Andy Wharton, the Crystal Palace player who had started to show his potential in the Premier League. Since the summer, Elliott Anderson has been overtaken as a candidate to dominate the midfield for Manchester United. Former United star Dwight Yorke would rather have Michael Carrick back, because this job is not for small boys.
York believes Palace player Wharton, who started for England last week against Albania, is not the future midfield general for United.
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“I’m not sure if Adam Wharton is the answer. He’s still not quite there for me, and that’s a problem area we need to look for to improve. There is a gap in this Man United team. You look at the history behind the football club in the most successful years, and they always had a fantastic number six in that position,” Yorke begins, according to Goal.
-Casemiro has been unlucky at times, but he is an important part of your team. You listen to all the good managers, the central area of your midfield is always so important. It’s a tough task to find the right players, and I think that’s why they’re struggling. They don’t have the player who can set the floor of the game, as I always call it, and dictate the pace, who defends, but plays the ball forward, and can see the pass,” Yorke continues.
Before he gets to the type of player Manchester United desperately need in midfield.
-These types of players are rare, which surprises me, since at first glance it is not the most difficult job in the world, but it is the most crucial. Who would I rather see in that position? I honestly can’t imagine it, because there’s too much hype around some of these players. Maybe bring back Michael Carrick? There we have it. He would have done a good job in this team!”, Yorke concludes.
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