Manchester United manager Michael Carrick says the club will keep pushing in the transfer market to strengthen their squad before the end of the summer. Carrick has signed Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans in midfield so far this summer to replace the departing Casemiro.But further additions have been few and far between to leave last seasons third-placed finishers looking short of options.Read our full Manchester United preview here.Jadon Sancho, Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana have all also left Old Trafford since the end of last season and Carrick knows he still needs some numbers though Marcus Rashford is back in the picture.Were delighted with the players weve brought in, first and foremost, Carrick said in an interview from Uniteds preseason training camp in County Kildare, Ireland.I think weve improved the group, weve improved the squad in different ways with balance, quality and the direction we want to go in. I think weve done really good business and weve got really some top, top, top players. So were delighted with that.We always want to improve, we want to, you know, we want more, we need more, we keep looking for how we can do that, so that never stops. Were conscious of that and weve got to keep pushing.Theres one or two areas where wed like to improve and we feel that theres the possibility to improve, said Carrick, who added that he wouldnt throw out any numbers in terms of the amount of new arrivals needed in the next 18 days.But again, that needs to be something that we can do that makes us better and improves the group, whether thats quality or whether thats a little bit of depth. Thats something weve got to manage. Thats pretty obvious.United round off their pre-season schedule against AC Milan before opening the new Premier League campaign away to newly promoted Hull City. Topics Manchester United F.C. Michael Carrick Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Tielemans apologises to Aston Villa fans after comments on moving to bigger club Mitch Fretton 13th August, 2026 Carrick explains Rashford omission after Manchester Uniteds clash with Leeds Mitch Fretton 12th August, 2026 Manchester United 1-1 Leeds: Report, result and goals as Red Devils win on penalties against Premier League opponents Mitch Fretton 12th August, 2026 How to watch the Premier League 2026/27: Full details of TV channel, confirmed online streams to follow English football Ben Miller 12th August, 2026 WATCH: Zirkzee gives Manchester United lead before Leeds hit back Mitch Fretton 12th August, 2026 Man United vs Leeds live: Confirmed teams and full line ups for friendly Ben Miller 12th August, 2026
