Spain provide Man Utd with four worrying references in incredible Croatia win

Man Utd: Solskjaer urges team to use Europa pain to rebuild

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Spain boss Luis Enrique will surely have given Manchester United something to think about after dropping four players of interest to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. La Roja are through to the next round of the Euros this summer after beating Croatia 5-3 after extra-time to set up a quarter-final tie against either France or Switzerland.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will no doubt have watched the dazzling match between Spain and Croatia in Copenhagen on Monday night that provided eight goals in 120 minutes of action-packed chaos.

However, he might be disappointed that the four players he would have kept an eye on did not start the match.

United are set for a major summer transfer window this year with plenty of signings in the pipeline.

Jadon Sancho is already on the way and another move is being planned for Eduardo Camavinga straight after.

Three stars in the Spain squad alone have been linked with a move to Old Trafford.

The Red Devils have made signing a centre-back a priority with Villarreal ace Pau Torres high on their shortlist.

After starting Spain’s first two matches at the Euros, the 24-year-old was inexplicably dropped against Croatia with former Manchester City star Eric Garcia replacing him.

Marcos Llorente, another on United’s radar, gave way for Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta while Saul Niguez, fresh from winning La Liga, cannot get a game for his national side.

Another cause for concern would be the continued absence of David de Gea, who has lost his first-team spot to Unai Simon.

Not that the Athletic Bilbao stopper fills with much confidence either, after a disastrous own-goal against Croatia in the first-half.

The fact that De Gea has been jettisoned out of the side would have been unthinkable at the 2018 World Cup – now it almost expected/

The Spaniard is the top earner at Old Trafford and the best-paid keeper in the world on £375,000-a-week.

With his own position not cemented at United, his future is up in the air but any fee that the Red Devils would demand is sure to be questioned by any interested party.

The signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma at Paris Saint-Germain also reduces the number of potential teams who would like to sign De Gea.

Real Madrid have Thibaut Courtois, Barcelona have Marc-Andre ter Stegen and that most likely leaves Juventus – who have ex-Arsenal star Wojciech Szczesny between the sticks.

The debate of United’s No.1 will rage on no doubt, while Solskjaer’s scout report will go unchecked tonight after a near no-show from his targets, with Torres coming on for the last 20 minutes of the first 90 before playing in extra-time.

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