Man Utd are in the market for a forward this summer and with Benjamin Sesko still absent with a shin injury they might need to act sooner rather than later.
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It can be dangerous to read too much into games at the very start of pre-season, but one concern for Michael Carrick will be that his team never looked like scoring against Wrexham in Helsinki.
This was a Manchester United team missing some players who are still away after the World Cup, and Bruno Fernandes could certainly add a bit of cutting edge to the attack. But Carrick knows United cannot rely on Fernandes every week.
Bryan Mbeumo had a slow start to pre-season and Patrick Dorgu was quiet on the other flank. Matheus Cunha scored three times for Brazil at the World Cup and should return to Carrington with his confidence high.
The issue is at centre-forward at the moment. Benjamin Sesko flourished under Carrick in the second half of last season but wasn't a nailed-on starter. Mbeumo can play through the middle, as could Cunha, but both have started on the wings.
Joshua Zirkzee is willing to stay and fight for his place but he doesn't look good enough to make an impact at the top end of the Premier League and in the Champions League.
Sesko, 22, should be the player to step up and make the No.9 shirt his own this summer, but he is yet to return to full training after a shin injury ruled him out at the end of last season. He had withdrawn from international duty back in March to nurse an ongoing fitness issue.
That is a worry as pre-season progresses. The Slovenian showed enough last season to believe he can kick on, but he needs support as it is and United are in the market for another forward this summer.
They would like to add an experienced striker who can bring depth to the squad and provide cover for Sesko, but if his injury issues continue, then that player will need to step up and show they can deliver.
That player isn't going to be Zirkzee. Mbeumo and Cunha could do it, but by playing either through the middle, they can't be used out wide.
Finding the right player to fill what is probably going to be a squad role isn't going to be easy, but United's data department has been worth its weight in gold and they will have a shortlist of options there, but signing a goalscorer is never easy.
That is what United need now. Carrick needs more goals in the team and Zirkzee's return of nine goals in 75 games isn't enough. At the moment, there is a possibility he will be leading the line at Hull City on the opening weekend.
That could happen if Sesko continues to struggle with fitness and United haven't signed another forward. After a flurry of activity, recruitment has slowed at Old Trafford, but the next move might need to be one that adds more goals to the team.