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LVG keen to sign winger in January

PSV-Eindhoven-vs-Manchester-United (2)Louis Van Gaal is expected to be in the market for a winger in January, after revealing he deems United in need of pacy wide players capable to make a difference.

United bolstered their attacking options by signing Anthony Martial on deadline day but the Frenchman isn’t a traditional winger, even though he’s been deployed out wide by Van Gaal a number of times so far this season, while Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata aren’t traditional wingers either.

“I have said already in my first year many times we need speed and creativity on the wings,” Van Gaal said.

“You have seen that now we play with Jesse Lingard and he is not the most speedy winger in the world and Mata is also not the most speedy winger in the world.

“So first we must first finish that problem and then we can see how we have to play and how we are in balance with playing with speedy wingers.”

In the summer, United were linked with a move for Southampton’s Sadio Mane, while Chelsea pipped them to the post in the race to sign former Barcelona man Pedro, who has since struggled in the Premier League.

Van Gaal added there were a couple of players he could target, although he stressed getting the right man could be complicated.

“It is also dependable on what I can buy. I want to buy a lot of players but not all the players I want are for sale. So there are a lot of factors in it.”

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