Manchester United: Erik Ten Hag reveals Star '30 Goals' Striker he failed to Sign

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Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has made the admission of a failed transfer which could have changed their fortunes this season.

The Red Devils are having yet another topsy-turvy season with Ten Hag at the helm. Although they are in the final of the FA Cup, United are at risk of missing European football next season and their Champions League hopes are almost next to nil.

They have been inconsistent all season and a huge fact in that has been their lacklustreness in front of goal. In the Premier League, Man United have scored only 52 goals so far this season, which is the joint-lowest among the top ten in the Premier League table.

The likes of Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund haven't been prolific and they have missed a proper striker. In a recent chat with Gary Neville, the United managed revealed the reason for that, where he admitted the failure of luring one of the top strikers in the world.

Ten Hag admitted that he wanted to sign Harry Kane and bring him at the club, but the England captain decided to join Bayern Munich after leaving Tottenham Hotspur.

"Yes, and you know Harry Kane will get you 30 goals. I think Rasmus will get there, but he needs time. It's not fair to assess him the same as Harry Kane. I would never compare two players because they are very different," Ten Hag said when Neville asked him if Harry Kane transfer got away from them.

The former Tottenham star was United's first priority in the transfer market but Ten Hag admits the club failed to land him despite the stature and conceded the fact that they will have to grow to attract top talents.

"This club can only have outstanding players because the expectations are so high. Manchester United is the biggest, or maybe second or third, biggest club in the world, the highest fanbase so expectations will always be there. But in the last decade and in this period, we couldn't always get the players we wanted. But then you have to build and you have to accept that you get talent in instead of players who already proved it in the past," the United boss added.

Hojlund, who was signed from Atalanta, is not a finished article but has shown his glimpses of talent. The Denmark international has scored 8 league goals in 26 appearances so far and has 14 goals across all competitions.