Erik ten Hag has defended Man United's short-term approach to January transfers and said he would consider looking for loan moves again this month if the right opportunity came up.
A year ago United signed Jack Butland, Marcel Sabitzer and Wout Weghorst on loan.
“So you always have to consider such choices. They are, again, two very good loans; (Marcel) Sabitzer and Wout Weghorst really contributed to our success last year," he said.
"When such opportunities come up, we have to take them. At the same time, you have to analyse what we have on board, what is coming up.
“For instance, I already counted on Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo; I knew they might make mistakes and we can’t bring them in every game but I counted on them.
“Of course, it went straight away negative when Kobbie Mainoo got injured in the second game of pre-season, then you lose him for three or four months and it stops the process.
“Now we have to work him back and then also you have to accept he can’t play three games of 90 minutes in the Premier League in six or seven days - it is not possible.
“You have to manage that and manage that process because you do not want to get injured again, but then you need players who can replace his position in that moment and get the right results, so that is what we try to prepare in the moments where we make our decisions.”
United's issues with meeting FFP rules mean they can only shop in the loan market again this January and they have been linked with another move for a forward, with Anthony Martial still absent at the moment.
United lost two players Jadon Sancho and Donny van de Beek to loans during the week, while Alvaro Fernandez is set to follow them by joining Portuguese champions Benfica.
