Wayne Rooney identifies two mistakes Manchester United need to fix after summer window

On the Stick to United podcast, Rooney said: “I just felt, and the Everton game showed me what I felt as well, they were the better team, had a lot of control in the game, but a lack of a No 9, so for whatever reason Sesko is not fully fit, he missed pre-season.

” lacking a No 9, full-back position in terms of competition for places.”

It remains to be seen whether Manchester United can address that problem in January. Shaw is a quality player, but they cannot expect him to play every game given his injury history, and they will need to rotate the squad as well.