The Manchester United players to consider when building your Dream Team XI
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WE are just over TWO weeks away from the start of the new Premier League season - which means it is time to get your Dream Team selections locked in.
Why not? You get unlimited transfers prior to Game Week 1 after all.
Looking back at last season's results, you could very well be persuaded to not pick ANY Manchester United players at all.
Points-wise, the only two players who would be considered as receiving "pass marks" would be Cristiano Ronaldo (£6.5m) and Bruno Fernandes (£5.5m).
The Red Devils broke all kinds of club records last season. The issue was it wasn't the records they wanted to break!
Instead, they only just managed to secure a Europa League spot late in the campaign.
Last year's 57 goals shipped was the most they have conceded in the Premier League since it's inception in 1992.
New boss Erik Ten Hag has brought in reinforcements in Lisandro Martinez (£3.5m) and he is very much one to keep an eye on.
It was a deal worth around £57million that was negotiated for the sought-after 24-year-old and he looks certain to start at the heart of defence.
Arsenal were among a whole host of European clubs who were tracking the Ajax star but a reunion with Ten Hag was his choice and it could be a fruitful one as he looks to help David de Gea (£3m) keep more clean sheets than last term.
Luke Shaw (£3m) has competition at left-back with Tyrell Malacia (£3m) impressing in pre-season after joining the club, while Diogo Dalot (£2.5m) could be serious value for money as he looks set to be the first-choice right back.
The Portuguese finished last season as the main man in that position and Aaron Wan-Bissaka's (£2.5m) future at the club appears unclear.
Speaking of big value for money, Christian Eriksen (£3m) could prove quite a popular pick among gaffers this coming season.
The Danish playmaker proved his fitness last season during his short stint at Brentford where he helped the Bees to a comfortable Premier League position with a goal and four assists to his name.
Compared with the costs of some of the bigger priced central midfielders like Kevin de Bruyne (£7m) and Mason Mount (£5m), Eriksen's low price could prove pivotal in getting the most out of your squad.
It remains to be seen in what capacity Eriksen will play, with Scott McTominay (£2m) and Fred (£2.5m) pushing to play the sitting roles in midfield and Fernandes the clear first choice to play in the advanced position.
To rival the Eriksen call, one player who will make a lot of Dream Team squads this season will surely be Jadon Sancho (£3m).
He has looked a different player in the early pre-season showings and has been working on the right of the front three, instead of the left.
He is still categorised as a midfielder which could prove very fruitful for gaffers this season.
He's had time to settle in now and knows what is expected and the Erik Ten Hag introduction might bring out more in him as he gets set for a serious fight for a World Cup spot later this year.
Marcus Rashford (£3.5m) had a season to forget last year, with injury and poor form limiting his game time severely.
He missed over a third of the season (13 games) in total but has shown signs of getting back near his best on the pre-season tours to date.
If - and it's a huge IF at the moment - Cristiano Ronaldo (£6.5m) stays, what will the Portuguese star's game time look like?
Ten Hag is developing a high, fast press from the front which Ronaldo is unlikely to offer and he's an expensive Dream Team purchase.
It seems daft to call him a gamble but that's exactly what he is at the £6.5m price, despite finishing the club's top scorer last season.
Anthony Martial (£3m) is the forgotten man after his failed loan to Sevilla last year but like Rashford he has shown his sharpness ahead of the new Premier League season with goals against Liverpool, Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace so far.
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That centre-forward spot could soon be up for grabs and going into his eighth season - yes, you read it right, EIGHTH season - he needs to step up and show that on a regular basis.
With a new attacking philosophy at the club, he might just do that.
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