Forget Pogba, Sanchez, Lukaku, etc – Man United fans know who they desperately need

Sometimes all it takes is one moment to make you realise what you're missing.

When Manchester United signed Alexis Sanchez from under the nose of their city rivals, fans of the Red Devils were ebullient about the team's prospects. Here was another addition to what is - on paper at least - one of the Premier League's most exciting attacks which, combined with the league's best defence, left supporters pretty happy with their lot. Fast forward 11 seconds into United's match with Tottenham Hotspur last night, and things were not quite so rosy anymore. Mourinho's side had come into the game with four consecutive clean sheets in the league, but less than a quarter of a minute into their first match against a top four side since December 10, their defence was found out. And like clockwork, there was just one man fans were calling out for: Eric Bailly. Almost in unison, United supporters were calling out for the Ivorian, who has been out of the side with an ankle injury since November. https://twitter.com/jonmikesav8/status/958799351958122496 https://twitter.com/AdamWSweeney/status/958808626247929857 https://twitter.com/R_o_M/status/958792510012383232 https://twitter.com/ffsmatic_/status/958958398699077637 https://twitter.com/OvieO/status/958792584478019587 While Chris Smalling and Phil Jones have kept things at bay for the majority of Bailly's time out, it was abundantly clear that United were calling out for his presence at Wembley. It also suggested that, in the long term, they need another centre-back to lighten the load. https://twitter.com/ManUnitedYouth/status/958802859054829569 https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/958799673124376583 https://twitter.com/YorkieRed_Jojo/status/959050094975836162 https://twitter.com/LiamPaulCanning/status/958799417905205248 https://twitter.com/koluwasegun_/status/959050070732804096 https://twitter.com/tammygaby/status/958802092218560512 https://twitter.com/IconicBailly/status/958904255196299265 https://twitter.com/ShaahDr/status/958800046782320641 Thankfully for United fans, Bailly is set to return to the side ahead of their Champions League tie with Sevilla on February 21. Whether supporters can wait that long remains to be seen.