Did Manchester United manager reveal he wants to sign Man City star and Barcelona striker?

Aguero has struggled with injury this season, but when fit has been in lethal form

LOUIS VAN GAAL may have revealed who he would rather have up front at Old Trafford instead of the current crop.

 

Manchester United were booed off the pitch by the fans after managing just one shot on target in a dreadful 0-0 draw with West Ham.

But the Dutch manager reckons if he had different strikers his side would be scoring goals.

"The question is would Luis Suarez or Sergio Aguero score if they were here?" Van Gaal told BBC Radio Manchester.

 

"That is a question mark. You never know. I think they would, though.

"We've created enough chances to score, so that was not the problem."

Van Gaal has already said that he wants two more pacy wingers, despite adding Memphis Depay and Anthony Martial to his attacking corps in the summer.

 

But now, with Wayne Rooney only scoring two league goals all year, the 64-year-old appears to be interested in signing a striker to finish off the moves they are putting together.

"The most important thing is you dominate, create and you finish," Van Gaal added. 

"Football is about scoring goals. The first two basic aspects of football we have done," 

"When you don't finish from a metre in front of an empty goal, you cannot say anything more. You have to finish and that's the only problem we have. We played very well especially in the second half - but you have to finish.

 

"The goals are coming. That is my strong belief."

Whether those goals are coming from within the current squad or a January signing is not clear. 

Thomas Muller, Neymar, and Real Madrid pair Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo have all been linked with moves to Old Trafford, all though those four would each command massive transfer fees.

United scouts are also looking in England, with Tottenham's Harry Kane at the top of a list that includes Jamie Vardy and Saido Mane.