Manchester United might be going through a difficult spell right now but they still possess one of the most expensive squads in the Premier League.
The Red Devils have spent close a billion pounds on players since their previous Premier League title win, back in 2013, and worked their way through three different coaches in David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has occupied the hot-seat for almost a year now (including his spell as the club’s caretaker manager) and brought in another one hundred and fifty million pounds’ worth of players in the summer.
Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James were all added to the squad for significant fees – and, of course, hefty wages.
But how much money are Man Utd’s players all earning?
Scott McTominay – (£520k / £10,000-a-week)
Timothy Fosu-Mensah – (£780k / £15,000-a-week)
Diogo Dalot – (£1.3m / £25,000-a-week)
Andreas Pereira – (£1.5m / £30,000-a-week)
Lee Grant – (£1.5m / £30,000-a-week)
Sergio Romero – (£3.6m / £70,000-a-week)
Chris Smalling (on loan) – (£3.6m / £70,000-a-week)
Jesse Lingard – (£3.9m / £75,000-a-week)
Phil Jones – (£3.9m / £75,000-a-week)
Marcos Rojo – (£4.1m / £80,000-a-week)
Eric Bailly – (£4.1m / £80,000-a-week)
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – (£4.6m / £90,000-a-week)
Ashley Young – (£6.2m / £120,000-a-week)
Nemanja Matic – (£6.2m / £120,000-a-week)
Victor Lindelof – (£6.2m / £120,000-a-week)
Fred – (£6.2m / £120,000-a-week)
Luke Shaw – (£7.8m / £150,000-a-week)
Juan Mata – (£8.3m / £160,000-a-week)
Harry Maguire – (£9.8m / £189,000-a-week)
Marcus Rashford – (£10.4m / £200,000-a-week)
Anthony Martial – (£13m / £250,000-a-week)
Paul Pogba – (£15m / £290,000-a-week)
Alexis Sanchez (out on loan) – (£18.2m / £350,000-a-week)
David de Gea – (£19.5m / £375,000-a-week)
Daniel James (£3.4m / £67,000-a-week)
Axel Tuanzebe (Less than £20,000-a-week)
Mason Greenwood (£1.3m / £25,000-a-week)
While there are some United players on contracts that reflect their ability and what they’ve contributed since joining the club, it’s hard not to feel that an awful lot of money is being wasted on wages.