Chris Sutton reveals staggering amount it would cost to sort out Manchester United

Chris Sutton claims Manchester United would have to splash out £1billion to turn them into Premier League title challengers. The Red Devils finished sixth last season- a staggering 32 points behind champions Manchester City. They already trail Liverpool by 10 points after just six games this time around. Sutton wrote in the Daily Mail : "How much would Manchester United have to spend to stand a chance of competing with Manchester City and Liverpool? I came to the conclusion it would take more than a billion pounds. Seriously. "With Paul Pogba out injured, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fielded a midfield two of Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic at West Ham. I’m not sure that is even top-10 worthy. To compete for the big trophies you need big players and United don’t have those. "What’s the solution to all this? I don’t think it is to sack Solskjaer. I’m not saying he is carrying it out well, but at least he has a plan. He is developing younger players, partly because he has no choice. "Can United afford to spend more than half-a-million pounds in a bid to become top-four competitors again? It didn’t work with Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho. I’m not sure ripping up the manual and appointing a new manager is the answer."

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