It was certainly a whirlwind transfer window for Manchester United over the summer and with the dust finally starting to set following a frantic few months, the Red Devils’ faithful are now excited at the prospect of seeing their star recruits starting for the first time during the game against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.

While the next few months will mostly be dominated by headlines on the pitch, the incessant reports linking various players to United just refuse to go away and the Red Devils have already been touted to make moves for Kevin Strootman and even Cristiano Ronaldo during the past few days.

Now, it has emerged that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has also set his sights on signing Barcelona star Dani Alves next summer