Gary Neville reveals brutal £881.1m list of failed Man Utd signings since 2013

Poor recruitment has been a significant factor behind the decline of Manchester United over the past decade.

Their former defender, Gary Neville, picked out 24 signings on Sky Sports last night that he feels have ‘failed’ since the summer of 2013 (see tweet below):

United have lost their opening two games of the new Premier League season against Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford respectively and find themselves bottom of the table.

Here is a look at the additions over recent years that Neville believes flopped after moving to Old Trafford, with fees via Transfermarkt:

Marouane Fellaini

Fee: £29m Current team: Shandong Taishan

Juan Mata

Fee: £40m Current team: Free agent

This one seems harsh considering the Spaniard spent nine years with United. He made 285 appearances for the club and chipped in with 51 goals.

Marcos Rojo

Fee: £18m Current team: Boca Juniors

Angel Di Maria

Fee: £67.5m Current team: Juventus

The Argentina international was a big-name signing when he arrived in the North West but he struggled to live up to his name and his price tag, scoring just four goals before he was sold to PSG after a year.

Daley Blind

Fee: £15.8m Current team: Ajax

Memphis Depay

Fee: £30.6m Current team: Barcelona

He was another who was expected to make an immediate impact in England but he managed just two league goals.

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Fee: £8.1m Current team: Retired

Matteo Darmian

Fee: £16.2m Current team: Inter Milan

Morgan Schneiderlin

Fee: £31.5m Current team: Nice

Anthony Martial

Fee: £54m Current team: Man Utd

Eric Bailly

Fee: £34.2m Current team: Man Utd

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Fee: £37.8m Current team: Inter Milan

Paul Pogba

Fee: £94.5m Current team: Juventus

His return to Old Trafford was the story of the summer back in 2016 and he went on to play 226 games, splitting opinions across the country.

Victor Lindelof

Fee: £31.5m Current team: Man Utd

Romelu Lukaku

Fee: £76.2m Current team: Inter Milan

Alexis Sanchez

Fee: £30.6m Current team: Marseille

Diogo Dalot

Fee: £19.8m Current team: Man Utd

Daniel James

Fee: £16m Current team: Leeds

His arrival from Swansea City raised eyebrows and he went on to score nine goals in 74 games for the Red Devils before being sold to Leeds.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Fee: £49.5m Current team: Man Utd

Donny ven de Beek

Fee: £35.1m Current team: Man Utd

He was loaned out to Everton last term to get some game time under his belt and will now be eyeing a place in Erik ten Hag’s starting XI.

Alex Telles

Fee: £13.5m Current team: Sevilla (loan)

The signing of Tyrell Malacia this summer from Feyenoord has seen him shipped out on loan to La Liga.

Amad Diallo

Fee: £19.2m Current team: Man Utd

The winger was loaned out to Rangers in the Scottish Premiership last season to get some game time under his belt and now finds himself back with his parent club.

Jadon Sancho

Fee: £76.5m Current team: Man Utd

Raphael Varane

Fee: £36m Current team: Man Utd