Peter Schmeichel names two players Man Utd will regret selling

Dorothy Howard

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Manchester United are still trying to solve a lot of problems within the club, and plenty of legends have weighed in on the current situation. 

Peter Schmeichel is the latest legend to give his former club his thoughts on their transfers. 

Schmeichel questioned United's decision to sign striker Benjamin Sesko, and he also believes that the club will regret letting two players go.

Which players does Schmeichel believe United will regret selling?

On the BBC podcast Sacked in the Morning, Schmeichel said, "For instance, the signing of Benjamin Sesko was a little bit weird to me because we have Rasmus Hojlund, who has been starved of service for two years.

"You only have to see what he's doing at Napoli with Kevin de Bruyne and Scott McTominay to play with - he's scoring goals.

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"I've consistently said this for two and a half years - Rasmus Hojlund will be a 25-goals-a-year striker for Manchester United, but he needs service."

Hojlund has scored four goals in six games for Napoli in the Serie A since his loan move. 

Schmeichel continued, "We let him go on the stats that he scored very little goals last season and bring Sesko in at the time we bring in Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbuemo, who would give Hojlund first-class service.

"You spend £70m-plus on Sesko, when we don't have the number six we should have, and there's the goalkeeping position as well. 

The second player that the former keeper belives United regret selling is Scott McTominay. 

He said, "What's he doing at Napoli? He is so Manchester United.

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"The problem was his versatility, because you have players who can only play in one position. Managers didn't trust him to build the team around. They want the neat players. He was the victim of that time and again.

"Phil Neville was a little bit the same. He never really got a starting XI spot, but he played an awful lot of games because he could play different roles.

"I don't get why those two are at Napoli. You will get no-one with more enthusiasm for Manchester United than Rasmus Hojlund. He was writing about playing for the club when he was 10 years old. He's a massive fan.

"And the fans love him because he was working so hard for the team and he never complained."

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Dorothy Howard

Dorothy Howard is a freelance soccer writer for The Sporting News. Dorothy loves all things sports, especially soccer. She is unfortunately a hardcore Manchester United fan, but loves the USWNT. Since starting her career, she has published work for multiple sports sites, and is a trusted name in sports reporting.