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The short answer to the question posed in the headline is yes, they can. There are, however, caveats as is always the case with United these days. If the question is reworded to read \u2018WILL these three take United to the top\u2019? then the reasonable answer is \u2018no they won\u2019t\u2019 but maybe with the addition of a couple more quality players, top eight or better can be achieved.<\/p>\n

At present the club does not possess a world class goalkeeper which is virtually a must-have asset. This has always been the case and United\u2019s relatively recent periods of dominance coincided with having Peter Schmeichel and then, after a few tailor\u2019s dummies, Edwin van der Sar.<\/p>\n

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As of going to press United have, reportedly, agreed terms with Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens which has to be good news, if true, as their current choices represent a variation on Dumb and Dumber but under the names of Bad and Badder.<\/p>\n

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Obviously there is no guarantee that any new goalkeeper will be world class unless an absolute king\u2019s ransom is spent on one who already is but a 23 year old, who has already been called up to the national team, could well be on the way to that standard.<\/p>\n

If this signing is made and the player turns out to be one of the best then the odds in favour of a top eight finish increase dramatically.<\/p>\n

Also required, according to the social media \u2018managers\u2019 and a few more reputable sources, is a ball winning midfielder. It would seem like Ugarte already needs upgrading yet, in the main, he has looked quite comfortable and quite good in the role. Maybe just not quite good enough for a club with aspirations as high as United.<\/p>\n

Carlos Baleba of Brighton seems to be everybody\u2019s favourite at the moment but he won\u2019t be moving north anytime soon if Brighton themselves have anything to do with it, which they do. He has immediately been placed in the \u00a3100 million+ bracket and, as United have already spent more than \u00a3200 million they haven\u2019t got, a bid is unlikely until next summer.<\/p>\n

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So do the club go for a slightly cheaper holding midfielder or do they make do with what they have and wait for Baleba?<\/p>\n

Of course waiting is a gamble. United are by no means guaranteed a place in any European competition next season and there will inevitably be a question mark over how long they will be able to entice top players on reputation and name alone. Maybe they wait a year and Baleba goes elsewhere, is it worth the risk?<\/p>\n

Anyway this is all hypothetical at present as United don\u2019t yet have a world-class goalkeeper or a world-class holding midfielder and this may go some way to explaining why they have taken only one point from their first two games this season.<\/p>\n

For all genuine United supporters let\u2019s hope at least one more arrival comes through the door to give the headline three a fighting chance!<\/p>\n

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