MANCHESTER UNITED made a huge mistake in failing to sign Harry Kane and Declan Rice, according to Teddy Sheringham.
The former Red Devils striker believes the pair are both big leaders and characters United lack at present.
Kane is captain of England and Rice has been tipped to follow suit, with the pair also impressing on a weekly basis for their clubs.
United were linked to Kane before his move to Bayern Munich, and could have snapped up Rice for £100million when he was still at West Ham.
But the club hierarchy decided against it and Sheringham suggests they are still paying the price.
He told SunSport, via BetMGM: “I think they should have got Harry Kane two and a half, three years ago when he was up for grabs.
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“I said then at the time, Kane and Declan Rice should both be snapped up because they’re leaders on the football pitch.
“That’s what it takes at United to be top players.
“You have to have leaders on the football pitch. They were two top English internationals at the top of their game years ago.
“Sir Alex Ferguson would have bought those players to lead by example and United didn’t.
“They went for the next rung in Hojlund for £70million instead of Kane for £100m.
“You end up getting that type of performance. You get that second-rate performance. It makes it hard for your football club to flourish.”
While Hojlund has not worked out at Old Trafford, his replacement Benjamin Sesko has shown potential.
He has five goals this season and Sheringham has been impressed with his all-round play, suggesting there is more to come.
Sheringham added: “I really like Sesko.
“He leads the way, he’s holding the ball up with two centre-arcs around him, laying lovely little balls off into midfield. I was very impressed with him.
“But I do understand that taking him out of the firing line at the moment could be the right move.
“Just to let him watch a few games, see what he should be doing, listen to what the manager wants from his centre-forward while he’s sitting on the bench. And understanding the game as well. He’s still a young lad.
“It’s a tough gig to play centre-forward for United. It’s not as if he’s Eric Cantona walking in there and going, I’m made for this job. He’s still learning his game as well at every level.”
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