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‘Kane would see Man Utd close gap on Liverpool’ – Red Devils need 25-goal-a-season striker, says Meulensteen

Manchester United need to bring in a striker who guarantees them “25-plus” goals a season, says Rene Meulensteen, with the former Red Devils coach believing that Harry Kane would allow Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to “close the gap” on the Premier League elite.

A third-place finish in 2019-20 has seen the Old Trafford outfit book themselves a place in next season’s Champions League.

They were, however, 15 points adrift of runners-up Manchester City and 33 behind champions Liverpool.

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Reining in two arch-rivals will not be easy, with it likely that more big-money additions will be required in order for United to become serious challengers for the English top-flight crown once again.