Peter Schmeichel blasts Manchester United’s new signing

Manchester United have agreed a £3.5 million deal to sign Danish international Anders Lindegaard, a player Schmeichel doesn’t believe is good enough.

Lindegaard, who has four caps for Denmark, will join Alex Ferguson’s club from Aalesund FK in January.

When asked in a recent interview whether the 26-year-old has the quality to play for Manchester United, Peter Schmeichel responded negatively.

"No," the 47-year old said. "We are talking about Manchester United here. You can look at talent, you can look at young good players, but you don't want that, you want someone who can go in straight away and give performances in 80% of the games that the number one choice goalkeeper will play for Manchester United.

"Too many goalkeepers have been through, in and out of the doors at Manchester United, and the general perception is, for this team to play well and win trophies, that position has to be filled by someone who is of the very, very highest quality but also the right experience."