It’s no secret the main stream media as well as some fans believe Manchester United have no chance of winning anything this season using the centre-halves available to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. It’s not as if there are no options available to the United legend who still has SEVEN choices at the club. Given that the transfer window is closed until January this leaves the centre-backs at the club including Captain Harry Maguire the opportunity to establish themselves by delivering a bunch of top performances leaving the manager no need to sign a centre-back in January.

On the back of conceding only 2 goals in their most recent 3 matches United’s defence have certainly bounced back well from the embarrassment of the 6-1 home defeat to Jose Mourinho’s Spurs side before the international break. With the 4-1 PL win over Newcastle, the 2-1 CL win over PSG and the 0-0 PL draw with Chelsea the team have hopefully stopped the defensive rot.

However, going 4 games without a win at Old Trafford stretching back to last season is a worrying streak the club needs to end immediately and Solksjaer won’t be unaware of this stat and the way the club faded so badly after winning in Paris vs PSG after he took over from Mourinho in early 2019.

The team really needs to have a central defensive partnership of the quality of Vidic-Ferdinand and while some may say the current squad does not have the likes of either of the two United legends there are still some pretty solid options for Ole to choose from. The current options at centre-back have the opportunity to lay claim to their positions as the first choice centre-backs over the next 3 months before the transfer window ends and a stable pairing must surely emerge as well as solid options for playing 3 at the back.

We have to view Captain Harry Maguire as one of the first team centre-halves but who should Ole have partner the England star as part of a back 4 and as part of a back 3? Press the Next Page button as we take a look at the options at the club…