Man Utd Transfers: 10 Players They Must Sign To Topple Man City

2. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

He's Welsh. He plays on the left wing. He crushed Liverpool fans' dreams with a stunning brace in Kiev. What more evidence do you need that Gareth Bale was born to play for Manchester United?

Admittedly, this move doesn't make a whole lot of sense when you remember that the club blew a massive hole in its wage budget just five months ago to bring in Alexis Sanchez, who is more or less the same age.

But Bale is a level beyond him or anyone else in the current United squad. He's a world-class footballer; someone who ghosts past opposing defenders at will and then finishes with ice-cold composure. Old Trafford hasn't seen a player like that since the Ronaldo days.

With four Champions League titles in five seasons, the former Spurs man would also be returning to England a proven winner, capable of transmitting his big game mentality onto the rest of the locker room. In the fight to overthrow City, that could be huge.