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Josh Challies

Rio Ferdinand tells Manchester United to sign Jadon Sancho and strengthen one more position this summer

Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand has urged the club to sign Jadon Sancho this summer and recruit in one more position.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are set for a busy period in the months ahead, with both incoming and outgoing deals as the club looks to close the gap upon Manchester City next season.

United finished second in the Premier League this term, 12 points behind their cross-city rivals, and have shown they have the credentials to go toe-to-toe for the big prize next season.

However, there is still work to be done in the market - with United on the hunt for a right-sided forward as well as a central defender.

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Ferdinand agrees that those two positions should be the area of focus, namedropping Sancho as the ideal addition to fill the first role.

"You don’t want it to be underwhelming recruitment. It’s not just about who we want, it’s about who wants to sell. Dortmund needed Sancho [this season] – he was brilliant from Christmas on, to qualify for the Champions League," he told the FIVE YouTube channel.

"He’s been magnificent, Sancho. If he comes to Man Utd he’ll light this place up. Sancho is one I'd love to see to come to United.

"I also think we need a centre-half. People talk about central midfield but I think we’ve got enough bodies in there to be able to do alright and do enough. With a top centre-back we can go on to really compete.

"You see what the impact of a top centre-back does, look at what Dias has done at City. If you get the centre-half to play alongside Maguire who is quick, do you need to play two holders then? You don’t.

"Even with Pogba in there or McTominay in there as the one to get the ball to people to create. I just want to see one holder, rather than two."

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