How do we get back to competing? (Squad Review)

UnitedFire

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A list of players and ages below.

This season is gone. Likely changes coming
Out this summer
Grant. Basically a coach
Ronaldo? This summer if no CL. Either way no long term here.
Cavani. Wouldn't be surprised if gone this summer
Mata. Should go this summer.
Matic. Should go this summer.
Pogba. Likely gone or overpaid problem.
Lingard. Likely gone or overpaid problem.
Jones. Was linked to exit. Surely gone soon.
Bailly. Surely out.
Henderson. Probably gone.
De Beek. Probably gone.
Martial. Probably gone.

All the above would be quite a lot of work required to resolve. Need top class striker, new CM x2, new DM and probably new CB just to resolve above. And likely a second GK. Huge summer problems.

Few more seasons
Heaton. A few more years as insurance policy.

Annoyingly there are quite a few players who could be here for quite a while yet. Maguire at least another 5 years, so that's 5 more shit years. Similarly Fred.

Losing Varane around then will not help.

Then there is a long tail with numerous players not looking good enough.
Lindelof. Better than Maguire at the moment, but don't get fooled into thinking he is good.
Shaw. Years of hot and cold form, but let's be honest he has never been consistently winning games for us. His crossing is not creating enough goals.
Mctominay not good enough
Rashford, time to get good again, but right now it's not good.
Wan Bisaka not good enough
Dalot. Jury out still
Sancho. Time to improve.
Greenwood. Retired?
Elanga. Young, but I'm not convinced at all.

So who is good enough and time still on our side.
De Gea. Plenty of years ahead, but still questions if distribution good enough in current game.
Varane. Plenty of time.
Fernandes. Good few years and good enough if get better players around him.

That's probably it. Huge money spent in last 10 years and yet it looks like a huge rebuild is required again. Very worrying. Genuinely might be 10 years to work through this crap. We desperately need some of our youth players to make it.

Source: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kader/verein/985
#playerAgeNat.ContractMarket value
13
Lee Grant
Goalkeeper
392022£225Th.
7
Cristiano Ronaldo
Centre-Forward
372023£31.50m
22
Tom Heaton
Goalkeeper
352023£900Th.
21
Edinson Cavani
Centre-Forward
342022£3.60m
8
Juan Mata
Attacking Midfield
332022£2.70m
31
Nemanja Matic
Defensive Midfield
332023£5.40m
1
David de Gea
Goalkeeper
312023£16.20m
4
Phil Jones
Centre-Back
292023£3.60m
14
Jesse Lingard
Attacking Midfield
292022£18.00m
27
Alex Telles
Left-Back
292024£16.20m
6
Paul Pogba
Central Midfield
282022£49.50m
19
Raphaël Varane
Centre-Back
282025£58.50m
5
Harry Maguire
Centre-Back
282025£43.20m
17
Fred
Central Midfield
282023£19.80m
2
Victor Lindelöf
Centre-Back
272024£21.60m
18
Bruno Fernandes
Attacking Midfield
272025£81.00m
3
Eric Bailly
Centre-Back
272024£7.20m
23
Luke Shaw
Left-Back
262023£37.80m
39
Scott McTominay
Defensive Midfield
252025£31.50m
26
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
242025£16.20m
10
Marcus Rashford
Left Winger
242023£76.50m
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Right-Back
242024£34.20m
20
Diogo Dalot
Right-Back
222023£10.80m
25
Jadon Sancho
Left Winger
212026£76.50m
11
Mason Greenwood
Right Winger
202025£45.00m
36
Anthony Elanga
Left Winger
192026£3.60m