Manchester United and Arsenal Swap Players

With the UEFA Super Cup over, the Top Five Leagues were also about to kick off their new seasons.

The smoke beneath Skopje's night sky had yet to clear, but transfer windows across Europe had already entered their final sprint.

That summer, the Premier League had become the world's biggest-spending league, without question.

Manchester City had splashed out four hundred million, Liverpool had spent two hundred million, Chelsea had bought Messi, and Manchester United had brought Cristiano Ronaldo back.

Everyone had thought all the necessary signings had been made.

But that UEFA Super Cup match gave one man a new idea: Mourinho.

The moment the final whistle blew, he stood by the touchline, replaying the sight of Chen Anno curling an outside-of-the-foot pass toward the far post and Salah volleying it in for the winner over and over in his mind.

At 1-1, his team had clearly had a chance.

After Cristiano Ronaldo equalized, Manchester United's momentum had briefly overwhelmed Liverpool.

But in the end, that number 10 still tore open their defense.

Mourinho frowned and thought for a long time.

Manchester United's current squad was indeed strong, but it might still not have been enough to go head-to-head with teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester City.

Cristiano Ronaldo was back, but relying solely on a 31-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo was too risky.

He needed a player who could link up with Cristiano Ronaldo in the final third—preferably an attacker who could play on the wing or through the middle and switch positions with Cristiano Ronaldo at any time.

So, the day after the UEFA Super Cup ended, Manchester United's negotiating team reopened talks for the Chilean forward Sanchez.

When it came to Sanchez, Arsenal fans had a love-hate relationship with him.

They loved his ability. The man was genuinely a