Rio Ferdinand reminds Man Utd of £65m transfer mistake after Leeds draw

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand (Picture: Getty)

Rio Ferdinand reminded Manchester United of two transfer mistakes after their poor run of form continued with a 1-1 draw at Leeds United .

Ruben Amorim had Matheus Cunha to thank after his equaliser cancelled out Brenden Aaronson’s opener at Elland Road .

United have now won just one of their last seven games, slipping three points outside the Champions League places and 17 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal .

£74m summer signing Benjamin Sesko played the entire match but went an 11th game without a goal, taking his overall tally for the Red Devils to just two in 17 appearances.

Ferdinand believes ‘something is there’ with Sesko but says Manchester United made a mistake not signing Victor Osimhen last summer.

United were one of a number of clubs interested in Osimhen but pulled out of the race before he completed a £65m move to Galatasaray .

Osimhen scored 37 goals in 41 appearances for the Turkish club last season and has continued to impress this term with 12 in 16.

Matheus Cunha earned Man Utd a point at Leeds (Picture: Getty)

While Ferdinand believes it was a mistake not bringing Osimhen to Old Trafford, he also highlighted Danny Welbeck’s transfer exit as another blunder by his former club.

Manchester United sold Welbeck to Arsenal in 2019 and the 35-year-old is enjoying arguably the best period of his career at Brighton, scoring eight goals so far this season.

‘I’ve said before they should never have sold Danny Welbeck,’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel after United’s draw with Leeds.

@metrosportuk A snooze fest where Amorim sends a message 👀 Leeds drew 1-1 with Manchester United at Elland Road in the Premier League, and the Red Devils’ manager, Ruben Amorim may have sent a message to the board over transfers this month after using eight defenders and two attackers in his starting lineup. #manchesterunited #leeds #premierleague #amorim #matchreaction ♬ original sound – Metro Sport

Patrick Dorgu was played out of position (Picture: Getty)

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a man in form (Picture: Getty)

‘I couldn’t believe we let him go. Now we’re seeing why I was adamant about that because he’s doing his thing at Brighton. He’s scoring goals and is a player you can depend on.

‘But that ship has sailed, it’s gone now, he’s too old but we shouldn’t have let him go in the first place.

‘We need to go and recruit or we need players back as soon as possible, it’s one of the two.

Former Man Utd transfer target Victor Osimhen (Picture: Getty)

‘I still say we should have signed Victor Osimhen, I don’t want to keep going there but we should have signed him because there’s no questions asked there. It’s just pure experience with him.

‘We don’t play the ball into Sesko enough, that’s a big thing. He’s a work in progress and I think he needs to get the ball more.

‘He was a bit loose with it today but I still think we’re not crossing the ball enough. He should be asking for the ball more and demanding it.

‘There’s something there with Sesko but he needs more time because he’s young and it’s not easy being a number nine for Man United.’

Amorim will be desperate for Manchester United to get back to winning ways on Wednesday night when they travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley.

A cup game against Brighton and huge Premier League clashes with Manchester City and Arsenal follow for the Red Devils.