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‘He’s very good at what he does.’

Owen Hargreaves believes Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will eventually be regarded as the best Premier League signing of the summer transfer window.

Despite his stellar performances in the Champions League last season, Paris Saint-Germain opted to sell Donnarumma and sign Lucas Chevalier from Lille as their new first-choice goalkeeper.

Both Chelsea and Manchester United passed up the chance to sign the Italy international, leaving the path clear for Manchester City to complete a £26 million deal with PSG earlier this month.

The 26-year-old delivered an impressive display on his debut last weekend as City ran out 3-0 winners against United at the Etihad Stadium.

‘Donnarumma is a huge plus to them, he could turn out to be the biggest transfer of anybody,’ Hargreaves told Premier League Productions.

‘I think he gives them stability in terms of those big moments, he can make saves. How he only cost £26m I’ll never know.

‘At 26 years old he won the Champions League, probably helped PSG win the Champions League with the big saves he made in all those games.

‘I really believe that could be one of the biggest signings of any team.

‘You look at Pep, everyone says, ‘he’s not a Pep keeper because he’s not great with his feet’, he’s good enough with his feet.

‘Everyone said Haaland wasn’t a Pep striker but that’s the cool think about Pep, Pep continues to evolve on what he needs.

‘He saw an option with the [James] Trafford situation not going his way, realised he had to do something and he did.

‘I think Donnarumma is one of the best without question. That save he made against Mbeumo at the Etihad, I don’t think any other goalkeeper in the league outside Alisson makes that save.’

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‘Man Utd will still concede chances and goals because of that.’

Wayne Rooney questioned two Manchester United transfer decisions after the humbling derby defeat to Manchester City.

Man City once again earned bragging rights over their local rivals on Sunday, beating United 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Erling Haaland’s brace and a Phil Foden header.

While City produced the perfect response to the consecutive defeats they suffered before the international break, it was a case of more of the same for United who continue to struggle under Ruben Amorim.

Old Trafford legend Rooney was disappointed if not surprised by the Red Devils’ display and immediately questioned why United did not sign Gianluigi Donnarumma in the summer.

Donnarumma was linked with a move to Manchester United after being banished by PSG but ended up signing for their rivals Manchester City for just £26m.

The 26-year-old, already a Champions League and Euros winner, enjoyed a bright debut for City, keeping a clean sheet and producing one of the saves of the season so far to keep out Bryan Mbeumo’s well-struck volley.

Altay Bayindir continued in the United goal with Ruben Amorim resisting the temptation to immediately turn to £18m deadline-day signing Senne Lammens.

But Rooney says it is a ‘concern’ that Amorim did not feel able to throw Lammens straight in and has questioned whether the young Belgian, who joined from Royal Antwerp, was a ‘panic buy’.

‘That was a worry as well… you don’t know if that was a panic buy,’ Rooney said on his BBC podcast.

‘I’ll be honest I don’t know too much about the new goalkeeper, I don’t think many of us have seen much about him. I’ll obviously do some research and have a look.

‘But if you’re buying a new goalkeeper and he’s not ready to come in that’s a bit of a concern.

‘Obviously Donnarumma comes straight in and keeps a clean sheet. That’s the big difference and that was my point after the first game of the season when I said United should go and get Donnarumma.

‘Whether financially they could or he didn’t want to come on we don’t know but we’ve signed a new goalkeeper on potential, we’ve needed up with another project, and that’s always a bit of a risk.’

Manchester United’s derby defeat leaves them 14th in the Premier League – one place higher than they finished last season.

Discussing his former club’s form under Amorim, Rooney added: ‘I want to be as supportive and positive as I can be on the manager and the players.

‘But it is very difficult to sit here and say we are seeing progression, and at least we’re seeing things that will get results in the near future.

‘We’re seeing none of that, and it is very difficult. There was an image towards the end of the game where I saw the Manchester United fans leaving.

‘You could hear the fans singing Amorim’s name, but I think that is so powerful that the United fans were leaving the game.

‘You know the game is over and I think they were very disappointed in what they were seeing. It is hard to see how it continues.

‘What are the patterns? What are we seeing what might improve the team moving forward?’

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Wayne Rooney questioned two Manchester United transfer decisions after the humbling derby defeat to Manchester City.

Man City once again earned bragging rights over their local rivals on Sunday, beating United 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Erling Haaland’s brace and a Phil Foden header.

While City produced the perfect response to the consecutive defeats they suffered before the international break, it was a case of more of the same for United who continue to struggle under Ruben Amorim.

Old Trafford legend Rooney was disappointed if not surprised by the Red Devils’ display and immediately questioned why United did not sign Gianluigi Donnarumma in the summer.

Donnarumma was linked with a move to Manchester United after being banished by PSG but ended up signing for their rivals Manchester City for just £26m.

The 26-year-old, already a Champions League and Euros winner, enjoyed a bright debut for City, keeping a clean sheet and producing one of the saves of the season so far to keep out Bryan Mbeumo’s well-struck volley.

Altay Bayindir continued in the United goal with Ruben Amorim resisting the temptation to immediately turn to £18m deadline-day signing Senne Lammens.

But Rooney says it is a ‘concern’ that Amorim did not feel able to throw Lammens straight in and has questioned whether the young Belgian, who joined from Royal Antwerp, was a ‘panic buy’.

‘That was a worry as well… you don’t know if that was a panic buy,’ Rooney said on his BBC podcast.

‘I’ll be honest I don’t know too much about the new goalkeeper, I don’t think many of us have seen much about him. I’ll obviously do some research and have a look.

‘But if you’re buying a new goalkeeper and he’s not ready to come in that’s a bit of a concern.

‘Obviously Donnarumma comes straight in and keeps a clean sheet. That’s the big difference and that was my point after the first game of the season when I said United should go and get Donnarumma.

‘Whether financially they could or he didn’t want to come on we don’t know but we’ve signed a new goalkeeper on potential, we’ve needed up with another project, and that’s always a bit of a risk.’

Manchester United’s derby defeat leaves them 14th in the Premier League – one place higher than they finished last season.

Discussing his former club’s form under Amorim, Rooney added: ‘I want to be as supportive and positive as I can be on the manager and the players.

‘But it is very difficult to sit here and say we are seeing progression, and at least we’re seeing things that will get results in the near future.

‘We’re seeing none of that, and it is very difficult. There was an image towards the end of the game where I saw the Manchester United fans leaving.

‘You could hear the fans singing Amorim’s name, but I think that is so powerful that the United fans were leaving the game.

‘You know the game is over and I think they were very disappointed in what they were seeing. It is hard to see how it continues.

‘What are the patterns? What are we seeing what might improve the team moving forward?’

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Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United to sign two players before the transfer window closes and says Ruben Amorim would be ‘crazy’ not to pursue Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The Red Devils have spent just under £200m so far this summer, bolstering Amorim’s squad with the additions of Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

While they were beaten 1-0, there were signs of improvement in United’s opening-day performance against Arsenal, in which the visitors benefitted from a mistake from back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

Andre Onana was Amorim’s No. 1 last season and the United boss confirmed his absence against Arsenal was a tactical decision rather than enforced by an injury.

Despite appearing to have reservations about Onana and watching Bayindir let the team down, Amorim insisted he was happy with his goalkeeping options and suggested United would not be entering the transfer market for a new shot-stopper.

But club legend Rooney believes the goalkeeping situation at Old Trafford is an ‘issue’ and says it would be ‘crazy’ for Manchester United not to pursue a deal for Donnarumma.

The Champions League and European Championship winner is searching for a new club after being banished by PSG boss Luis Enrique despite his incredible form last season.

Donnarumma is open to a move to the Premier League but United have indicated they are not in the race to secure his signature.

‘There’s the goalkeeper situation and I’m sure every Man United fan is asking the same question,’ Rooney said on his BBC podcast.

‘For me, Donnarumma is out there and if there’s a possibility you can get him, you have to go for him. Clearly that [the goalkeeper] is an issue.

‘I go back to when we had Roy Carroll and Tim Howard in goal. I don’t think there was 100 per cent trust from the defenders in front of those two goalkeepers.

‘But the minute [Edwin] Van der Sar came in and calmed everything down, the defenders trusted him a lot more and you see a better output of performance.

‘These United players want that confidence and trust in the goal behind them and I just don’t see that with the ones we’ve got at the moment.

‘With Donnarumma, he’s 26 and one of the best keepers in the world. It would be crazy if Manchester United didn’t go for him.

‘If the deal can be done and what Donnarumma wants [in terms of a salary] is another question but I’d certainly be asking the question and try to get him to the club.

‘Andre Onana is a fantastic keeper, I watched him at Inter [Milan] and he was brilliant.

‘So you hope if they don’t sign a new goalkeeper he can get back to that level of form, but he certainly didn’t fill us with confidence last season.’

While Manchester United are not currently planning to sign a new goalkeeper, they have shown interest in bringing a new midfielder to Old Trafford.

Brighton’s Carlos Baleba is a top target and United have also been linked with Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, though neither will come cheap.

Asked if he would be ‘crying out’ for a new midfielder if he was Amorim, Rooney said: ‘You would be, yeah, but obviously we don’t know what the situation is with PSR.

‘But to get a midfielder and a goalkeeper is a priority, if they can address that before the window closes they will be in an okay place.’

Rooney also insisted he took ‘many positives’ from Manchester United’s defeat to Arsenal and felt it was a sign the team are ‘on the right track’ under Amorim.

Amorim’s job will be under threat if United do not show significant improvement this season after they finished just 15th in the Premier League last season.

‘I think there were so many positives for Manchester United throughout the game,’ former captain Rooney added. ‘The players will be disappointed to lose but for the fans there were positives to take.

‘It’s not going to completely change in one transfer window, it’s going to take a bit more time, but it looks like they’re on the right track now.’

Amorim’s side return to Premier League action on Sunday with a trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham.

Rodrigo Muniz scored an injury-time equaliser as Fulham drew 1-1 with Brighton in their opening game.

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