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Video: How did Manchester United fare in the summer transfer window?

The Sports Mole Sofa takes a closer look at Manchester United's summer transfer business.

After missing out on Champions League football last season, Manchester United faced a big transfer window this summer.

World-class talents arrived in attack, but it remains to be seen whether the failure to acquire a dominant centre-back will harm their chances of returning to the top four.

In: Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao) Undisclosed, Luke Shaw (Southampton) Undisclosed, Vanja Milinkovic(Vojovdina) Undisclosed, Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon) Undisclosed, Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid) £59.7m, Daley Blind (Ajax) £14m, Radamel Falcao (Monaco) Loan

Out: Federico Macheda (Cardiff City) Free, Jack Barmby (Leicester City) Free, Rio Ferdinand (QPR) Free, Ryan Giggs Released, Nemanja Vidic (Inter Milan) Free, Alexander Buttner (Dynamo Moscow) Undisclosed, Patrice Evra (Juventus) Undisclosed, Nani (Sporting Lisbon) Loan, Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) Loan, Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) Undisclosed, Javier Hernandez (Real Madrid) Loan, Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) Undisclosed, Nick Powell (Leicester City) Loan, Tom Lawrence (Leicester City) Undisclosed, Michael Keane (Burnley) Loan, Tom Cleverley (Aston Villa) Loan

Here, Sports Mole Sofa panellists Pascal Lemesre, Barney Corkhill and Matt Law dissect United's business.

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