Manchester United's need for a new striker was evident long before the decision to discard Zlatan Ibrahimovic was announced last Friday.
Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata is the man Jose Mourinho wants but to explain exactly why United fans can gain so much encouragement from this prospective transfer, it serves to look back further than last season at the Bernabeu, when he scored 22 times but was a back-up to messrs Ronaldo, Benzema and when fit, Gareth Bale.
In the summer of 2016, United were not the only side to shell out on a player they had let go to Juventus without disquiet.