The Red Devils have been short in the striking department after the sale of Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan while Alexis Sanchez followed the Belgium forward to the San Siro on a season-long loan deal.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had to solely rely on Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and 18-year-old Mason Greenwood.
To make matters worse, Martial suffered a hamstring injury that has kept him sidelined for over a month.
He is expected to return against on October 20 when the Red Devils entertain rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.
The striker was in superb form before getting injure which has seen Rashford take the centre-forward role.