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HOUSTON. – Jose Mourinho still isn’t happy with Manchester United summer transfer business.

Mourinho has challenged Ed Woodward to get a deal for one more player over the line as soon as possible. The Manchester United boss always wanted to make four top-quality acquisitions this summer, but appears to be only halfway through that process with Benfica defender Victor Lindelof and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku having arrived so far.

Both started the 2-0 win against Manchester City in the United States on Thursday, with Lukaku opening the scoring in style after latching on to a fine pass from Paul Pogba and converting from an acute angle.

Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic and Tottenham’s Eric Dier are both targets while United have found Inter Milan stubborn in negotiations for winger Ivan Perisic.

But Mourinho feels the impact of Lukaku shows how important it is to get new faces early.

“When I look to the team and when I look to Lukaku and Lindelof, I would like my squad to be here – my whole squad,” Mourinho said on a night when Marcus Rashford scored the other goal. “If we manage to get one more player . . . I am not even crying for two but if we get one player as soon as possible (that would be great) because we can see the way Lindelof is in a team, you can see Lukaku is in a team.

“The understanding between the players – the Paul pass for Lukaku’s goal, the way Lukaku holds the ball and waits for support . . .”

Asked whether United could make that third signing before they fly home from America, Mourinho said: “I don’t know, I don’t know. I am not in control of that.

‘‘The credit of Lukaku, Lindelof to be here on time is not mine, the credit is (executive vice-chairman) Ed Woodward’s and his team.’’ – The Independent.