Scouting: Jules Kounde and Pau Torres

United's Current Defence Manchester United's defensive woes this season are quite well established. United ended up conceding an xGA (Expected Goals Against) of ~42 goals (the fourth-best, behind Brighton!) whilst conceding 44 goals in total (the sixth-best) in the Premier League. If United want to challenge Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea the next season, United need to sure up the defence. I have already highlighted the need for an elite defensive-midfielder earlier and how it would go a far way in solving this issue, but the red devils do need to add another top-level center-back sooner rather than later to be considered a consistent challenger for major honors in Europe. If we try and profile a center-back partnership, it usually (and broadly) comprises of two different styles of players. One center-back is what we will call the "aggressor". The aggressor is the one who more often steps out of the backline to intercept passes, put pressure on forward...