Manchester United must spend more, Jose Mourinho has said (Getty)

Jose Mourinho has bought wisely at Manchester United, but his players aren’t performing, says Ray Wilkins.

The Red Devils spending has come under the microscope after Mourinho complained that despite splashing close to £300million on players since taking over at Old Trafford, more needed to be spent.

His comments, made in the wake of a 2-2 draw with Burnley, have been widely labelled as a poor excuse for Manchester United’s failings.

Paul Pogba is the biggest purchase during Mourinho’s time at Manchester United (Getty)

Wilkins, who spent five years at United during his career, believes Mouinho needs to see his players performing better having made some quality additions to the side.

‘It’s about time some of the players started stepping up a touch,’ Wilkins told Sky Sports. ‘It’s a very special place to play football and some of them aren’t reaching the heights he expects them to be at.

‘How wisely has that money been spent? I would say very wisely. Romelu Lukaku is a goal machine in the Premier League, Paul Pogba is one of the best midfielders on the planet when he is at his peak. Nemanja Matic is one of the best holding midfielders and David De Gea is the best goalkeeper in the world.

‘They’ve got the quality within that group. It’s about time some of those players started performing.’

Arrivals at Man Utd under Mourinho

Romelu Lukaku – £76m

Nemanja Matic – £40m

Victor Lindelof – £31m

Paul Pogba – £89m

Henrikh Mkhitaryan – £37m

Eric Bailly – £34m

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Free

 

The draw with Burnley has left Manchester United 12 points adrift of table-toppers Man City, who have played a game less.

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