{"id":4087,"date":"2026-03-19T12:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:48:56","slug":"tim-sherwood-urges-man-utd-to-sign-two-players-to-become-title-contenders-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=4087","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sherwood urges Man Utd to sign two players to become title contenders | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t<\/div>Ex-Premier League manager Tim Sherwood (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Tim Sherwood has urged Manchester United to sign two Premier League stars this summer to become title contenders next season.<\/p>\n
Following a disappointing start to the season, United have enjoyed a superb start to 2026, climbing to third in the table under caretaker boss Michael Carrick.<\/p>\n
Manchester United are top of the Premier League when only results since Carrick\u2019s arrival are counted, having taken 22 points from a possible 27 in that time.<\/p>\n
It has been suggested that United could even catch their local rivals Manchester City and finish second in the Premier League, which would be a huge improvement from a team that finished just 15th last season.<\/p>\n
But United\u2019s ultimate ambition is to win their first Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s retirement and Sherwood believes two players can help them achieve that goal.<\/p>\n
Midfield reinforcements will be United\u2019s priority in the summer transfer window as the club were already looking for players in that position before Casemiro announced in January that he was leaving.<\/p>\n
Manchester United are expected to sign not just one but two midfielders and Sherwood can see both Elliot Anderson and Adam Wharton moving to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t<\/div>Man Utd are planning a midfield rebuild (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u2018He\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be at Nottingham Forest next season, Elliot Anderson,\u2019 Sherwood said on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast. \u2018Unfortunately for Forest he won\u2019t be. I think he will be at Man United.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018I can see Adam Wharton at Man United as well.\u00a0I think they\u00a0take them both. They need surgery if they want to win the Premier League.\u2019<\/p>\n
Anderson is believed to be United\u2019s first-choice target ahead of the summer, with the 23-year-old impressing for Forest since his 2024 move from Newcastle United.<\/p>\n\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>Nottingham Forest and England star Elliot Anderson (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An impressive run of form at the City Ground has put Anderson not only in contention for a place in England\u2019s World Cup squad but a place in Thomas Tuchel\u2019s starting line-up.<\/p>\n
Manchester United are not the only club to express interest in Anderson, however, with Manchester City and Chelsea also linked with moves.<\/p>\n
Wharton, meanwhile, has enjoyed another impressive season at Crystal Palace and is reportedly keen to join a Champions League club in the summer.<\/p>\n\n
\n\t\t\t<\/div>Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As Manchester United prepare for a midfield rebuild, former captain Bryan Robson has backed both Anderson and Wharton to thrive at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson would definitely fit the criteria for what Manchester United need in the summer,\u2019 Robson told BoyleSports.<\/p>\n
\u2018They\u2019re both homegrown too and that\u2019s important. It\u2019s good to have a British core within the club.<\/p>\n
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\u2018But foreign players do brilliant at United too and there\u2019s loads of them throughout the world that they\u2019ll be scouting so there might be a player out there who\u2019s young and has that ability to become a Declan Rice or Wharton or an Anderson.<\/p>\n
\u2018Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson are both good players. It\u2019s about how much they\u2019re going to cost.<\/p>\n
\u2018You\u2019ve got to look at that to see whether you can buy one of them because I think they would both fit this United side well.<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u2019s if their clubs allow them to leave because you\u2019ve always got that wherever you go or the player doesn\u2019t want to come to you, but it\u2019s still very unusual that a player doesn\u2019t want to come to Manchester United.\u2019<\/p>\n
Carrick\u2019s side beat top-four rivals Aston Villa 3-1 last weekend and return to Premier League action on Friday night against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
Manchester United are still deciding on their next permanent manager but Carrick is now the frontrunner after his impressive impact since stepping in for Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n
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