Gary Neville, a former Manchester United defender, expressed surprise at the club's selection of Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham.

Erik ten Hag's team was forced to act quickly in the final days of the summer transfer window as a result of some injury issues at the start of the season.

The Red Devils appeared to be on track to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea despite the injuries to players like Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia.

The Red Devils pulled out of the move to sign Chelsea Cucurella due to the loan fee and have now announced a loan deal for Reguilon.

Neville, a former Red Devils’ defender, said he was surprised that United moved for the Tottenham left-back.

“I have to say I was a little bit surprised that we were going for Reguilon,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“Obviously, we’ve got the issue with Luke Shaw, which means it is a stop-gap; it is a temporary measure. They’ve left themselves short in that position.”