Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that Manchester United need to sign a forward when the next transfer window opens.
The Red Devils take on Arsenal this evening but face a selection dilemma with the news that Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba could all miss out.
This means that the striking responsibilities could fall to 17-year-old Mason Greenwood.
While this could be seen as good news for the Gunners, Soksjaer admitted that they had options to sign players but he was adamant that they had to be the right player for the club.
Solskjaer said: "We let Alexis and Romelu go, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that it’s a forward that next time we’re going to recruit – we’re looking for some creativity and goals.
“There were strikers but they weren’t the ones we wanted. If we had the right one, we would have.
“It was time for Romelu to go. He knows that. He didn’t want to be here. What is the point in having players that don’t want to be here?
“And it’s no point getting players in that you’re not 100% sure about.
"When you get players in you need the right ones that are going to stay here for a longer period and that’s the long-term thinking we have to show. I cannot think: ‘I need a player because this is my reputation.’ No, it’s the club.”
