Jose Mourinho has sported a frustrating figure on more than one occasion on the sidelines at Old Trafford this season. Manchester United have a chance to lift the FA Cup and qualify for the UCL next season but Mourinho will believe that there is still a lot of room for improvement within the squad.
The Portuguese tactician is expected to be a busy man, trying to add some of the finest stars in Europe to his side in the summer transfer window but will also have to get rid of players, who can no longer serve a purpose in the first team next season. There are a number of players who will fear for their futures at the club and here are three such players, who Mourinho is sure to sell, come the end of the season:
Luke Shaw:
The English full-back, once regarded as one of the best in the game, moved to Old Trafford back in 2014 and is yet to establish himself in the first team under Jose Mourinho. He was subbed off at halftime in the recent QF of the FA Cup against Brighton and Mourinho criticized him publicly yet again after the game. The manager’s treatment towards the player is now sure to push him out of the club and there is very little future for the 22-year old at Old Trafford. There are already a number of clubs lining up moves for him at the end of the season and it is hard seeing him play for United next season.
Ander Herrera:
The Spanish midfielder was the Player Of The Year For the Red Devils in Jose Mourinho’s first season in charge at Old Trafford but the former Chelsea boss spend on Nemanja Matic in the summer, which pushed Herrera down the pecking order. To add it, the form of young Scott McTominay has seriously reduced Herrera’s chances in the first team and he was linked with an exit even in January. And with Mourinho planning to spend on another midfielder in the summer, Herrera’s days at Old Trafford are now numbered.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic:
The former Swedish international had a productive season in his debut in the Premier League but picked up an unfortunate injury, that has kept him out of the game till date. He made a couple of appearances before the turn of the year but is still not fully fit and reports already claim that United will not extend his contract at Old Trafford. At 36, he may still be fit enough to play the game but the intensity in the Premier League might be a bit too much to handle, which might see him play elsewhere next season.
