Carrick urges Manchester United to sign more transfers to boost title bid

Carrick urges Manchester United to sign more transfers to boost title bidUnited’s preseason outlay pales in comparison with some of their fellow title contenders.Manchester United coach Michael Carrick has urged his club to splash the cash to keep pace with their Premier League title rivals.United have spent about 85 million pounds ($114m) on Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Karl Darlow since the end of last season.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Qatar, Morocco, Egypt among six Arab federations backing FIFA’s Infantinolist 2 of 4Malawi shock Algeria and Cameroon beat Morocco to reach WAFCON finallist 3 of 4Paris Saint-German beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Austria to defend titlelist 4 of 4Argentina’s Messi not certain to play ‘much longer’ after father’s deathend of listBut that outlay pales in comparison to some of United’s fellow title contenders, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea all paying huge fees for high-profile signings.Carrick knows United need more quality and depth if they are to challenge for a first English title since 2013, while also competing in the Champions League.Remarkably, United have never spent more than 89.5 million pounds ($120.7m) on a single player – the fee paid for Paul Pogba in 2016.And in advance of his first season as permanent United boss after a successful interim spell last term, Carrick called on the club’s hierarchy to push for more new recruits.“I think we’ve done really good business and we’ve got really some top, top, top players,” Carrick told reporters on Thursday.“We’re delighted with that. We always want to improve. We want more, we need more, we keep looking for how we can do that. That never stops.”Carrick led United to a third-place finish in the Premier League after he replaced the sacked Ruben Amorim.But with United so far spending less than promoted sides Coventry and Ipswich, some fans are becoming restless as their Premier League opener at Hull on August 22 looms into view.“Money’s money, I get that. It’s still about the football, and that’s where the competition lies,” Carrick said.