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Peter Schmeichel urges Man Utd to sign 'incredible' Tottenham star Son Heung-min

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has told his former club to make a move for Tottenham ace Son Heung-min.

The South Korea international has been one of, if not, Spurs' best player in recent seasons and is an invaluable member of the north London outfit.

But after Jose Mourinho brought his Tottenham side to Old Trafford on Wednesday night, Schmeichel urged the Red Devils to make a move for goal machine Son.

“I would love to see him [at Old Trafford]," he said during his punditry duty with Amazon Prime Sport.

“Yeah, I know [there’s quite a few players I would have from Spurs].

Manchester United have been urged to sign Son Heung-min (Getty)

“He is an incredible player. It really is difficult to understand how good he is.”

Mourinho attempted to stay out of the headlines on his return to Manchester after enjoying three wins from three at Tottenham.

But Son and co. couldn't help their side to a victory on Wednesday, with United picking up a 2-1 win thanks to two goals from Marcus Rashford.

Tottenham were branded 'poor' after the game, and Schmeichel thinks Mourinho won't be happy with how the game panned out.

Jose Mourinho wasn't successful on his return to Manchester United (AFP via Getty Images)

“Hindsight is such a great thing,” added the Dane.

“I think if Jose looks back at this game, he’ll have regrets over the way he lined up today.

“We started out thinking ‘ooh, this is so anti-Jose’. I expected him to come in and park the bus and see what happens.

“Then, he goes out and plays attacking players, [Lucas] Moura, Alli, Son, [Harry] Kane, even [Moussa] Sissoko and we thought they were going to come in and attack.

“But they didn’t, they came out and sat back. I think that was part of the tactic.

“With how the second half unfolded, with [Tanguy] Ndombele coming on, he did really well. I think he would have started with him today.”

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