Unpopular one but Declan Rice. He`s definitely leaving next year if not this year and would settle into Utd quickly since he has PL experience. Not to mention he`s just 21 with a lot of room for growth. Could understand people who would be against him as he`s not as exotic but he`d be the perfect anchor for Pogba/Bruno IMO.
He is the type of player I think Ole will end up going for - a CB/CDM.
We currently have two formations we play, the 4231, our attacking formation and 352 which is our defensive formation.
I think having a CDM that is able to drop in between our 2 CB and create a temporary back 3 in a game allows us to have the right balance of having a defensive formation and an attacking one.
We basically about to play two very attacking minded midfielders who need to be shielded by a very defensive minded DM. We have defensive fullbacks as well that would allow our central game to be absolutely crazy if we got the right ball playing CB's - I saw a bit of this already before Bruno came when Pogba was on the pitch vs Newcastle, we have wide attackers in Rashford/Greenwood, Martial plays like a glue player, very deep and supportive trying to interlink players around him before getting in the box whilst Pogba and Bruno end up having the freedom to make runs and take shots.
However, we need a CDM who interlink with the CB's and full backs to guard the defensive line if we do play such a attacking line up.
The best attacking lineups play 235 (city & Liverpool) & I dont see why our attacking 5 shouldn't include Pogba & Bruno. Defensively this switches exactly to a 532 if we get someone like Declan rice.
The fact that he doesnt seem to be particularly flared in his gameplay actually makes me wonder more and more that he is the right player at CDM - a bit like how AWB and Shaw have just been great defensively without being particularly attacking in their approach.