If you analyse the situation, it is not difficult, and that is the reality that Manchester United will need this summer.
He said there would be six, seven, eight, maybe 10 new players.
In a period where there will be major adjustment to a new manager, United have to also construct a fresh squad amid very little confidence in their operational structure.
The defeat at Anfield made it clear that the Reds operate on a different planet than United.
New country, new league, new level of scrutiny, pressure and expectation are some of the things that will be faced by Erik ten Hag when he walks into alien surroundings.
Not only are United not equipped to play his football, they are incapable of being a counter-attacking side, one that is comfortable in possession, one that is defensively obstructive or function with surety for a full game.
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There were 21 players signed by five different managers with no underlying style or age profile. According to Sky Sports News, the profile for each position has been clear, which is why they are where they are.
This has not been the case with every change of manager at Manchester United. New players came in, but it wasn't under that condition of how we want to play.
The first phase of the cultural reset was seen by Daniel James and Harry Maguire.
The last name on the list is guaranteed by a new contract that will take effect in June.
James was sold to a new team, while Ten Hag and Van de Beek are both possibilities.
Wan-Bissaka's recovery pace is required so often because he is poor positionally. Telles is good at aiding the attack, but needs more structure in defense.
There is growing sentiment that he cannot be the leader of the backline because of his lack of pace.
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The next phase saw the signing of Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane, and CR7 for a total of 76 million dollars.
There will be no silverware this season, and only an outside chance of finishing fourth.
The greatest tactical dilemma for United is their only guarantee of goals.
Ten Hag will be interested in building around the ex-Borussia Dortmund ace.
Varane has an unquestioned reputation, but his availability is terrible.
This has been a snapshot of United's recruitment with long-term thought and a cultural reset, which is why there is not much credence that a rebuild can be done in an effective way.
The club needs an elite anchor, a dynamic central midfielder, a high-quality forward, a commanding and aerially dominant centre-back that is comfortable defending large spaces, new full-backs and another attacker.
While being an excellent shot-stopper, David de Gea is not the kind of distributor Ten Hag wants to build play with.
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United have been terrible at both incomings and outgoings. Four times in the last 10 years, they have failed to generate a profit on sales, and that trend doesn't show signs of changing soon.
Dean Henderson, Anthony Martial, Eric Bailly, and Brandon Williams are expected to go somewhere else. Phil Jones and Diogo Dalot could also leave.
Marcus Rashford will consider his future after a poor run of form and a crisis of confidence.
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The amount of work that needs to be done is frightening. Consider the poor hit-rate of successful transfers and the wisdom that so many new players need to settle at the same time does not spell harmony.
There is no margin for error because United have never been so far behind.
The club should be asking how they want to play.
The problem may be the credentials of the people who are posing the question.
The head of global scouting and the United's chief scout have left the club.
We can't argue until the club provides evidence of surgical, assured methodology.
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