Paul Pogba is out for January and Scott McTominay will be spending months on the injury bay but Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is careful not to rush in his signing plans. It could be that without a player to suit his taste, Solskjaer will let the January transfer window pass and not a new recruit will be at Old Trafford.
This scenario could play out despite the earlier indications from the Norwegian manager that January is a busy month for the Red Devils. He has indicated adding at least three new players - possibly two midfielders that will fill the void created by the sidelined Pogba and McTominay and a forward.
However, Solskjaer is not one to make a hasty decision even if the situation calls for it. Like right now, United will again want on the scoring side but there is "a high possibility," the club will not secure a signing in the month, Metro reported.
Such will be a deliberate move on the part of Solskjaer, who the report said is more inclined to source reinforcements from within than from the outside.
A possible option for United is to prevent the transfer of Nemanja Matic this January, at least until the club's strike force is bolstered by the return of Pogba and McTominay. Doing so will not be new for Solskjaer, who has been blocking the reported by Pogba to join Real Madrid.
In fact, the attacking capabilities of United no longer bother Solskjaer. When Romelu Lukaku departed in the summer last year it might have been an issue but Mason Greenwood has emerged as a strong replacement, if not immediately then for the long-term.
BBC said Solskjaer seemed confident that Greenwood will provide what United had lost when Lukaku transferred last August. And it applies the same way when Erling Haaland decided to pick Borussia Dortmund over United last week.
"We didn't find the right one outside our club but we had Mason. Mason's on eight now," the team manager said, also noting that in the 18-year-old's 22 game appearances so far in the season he has already made eight goals, and each time he came in as a substitute.
Then there is Marcus Rashford and not to mention Anthony Martial, which explains why Solskjaer is pretty much confidence his attacking side will do with the best of Premier League, and Europe of course.
"There's no point suddenly bringing someone else in now for the sake of three or four months if that can disrupt any good feeling or chemistry in the group, because the chemistry in the group is really good ... I'm optimistic we can keep players fit and if the right ones become available we do have the resources," the United boss beamed.
