Carrick Urges United to Spend More to Keep Pace With Title Rivals

United have spent about 85 million pounds ($114m) on Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Karl Darlow since the end of last season. But that outlay pales in comparison to some of United's fellow title contenders, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea all paying huge fees for high-profile signings. Carrick knows United need more quality and depth if they are to challenge for a first English title since 2013, while also competing in the Champions League.

Remarkably, United have never spent more than 89.5 million pounds ($120.7m) on a single player – the fee paid for Paul Pogba in 2016. And in advance of his first season as permanent United boss after a successful interim spell last term, Carrick called on the club's hierarchy to push for more new recruits. "I think we've done really good business and we've got really some top, top, top players, Carrick told reporters on Thursday. "We're delighted with that. We always want to improve.