Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a number of selection dilemmas to solve at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon.
02.02.2022 - 07:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a bloated squad to work with between now and the end of the season following the club's failure to send a handful players out on loan on deadline day.
Goalkeeper Dean Henderson, centre-back Phil Jones and attacking-midfielder Jesse Lingard were all in with a realistic chance of leaving Old Trafford ahead of the window slamming shut at 11pm on Monday evening and following in the footsteps of Donny van de Beek.
Van de Beek, who has joined Everton on loan for the rest of the season, just the like the trio listed above, has struggled for opportunities at Old Trafford this season and has joined the Toffees in pursuit of regular minutes.
Henderson and Lingard, meanwhile, saw their hopes of moving out on loan in pursuit of the same ambition blocked, whilst talk of Jones' proposed switch to French outfit Bordeaux fizzled out.
Despite the size of United's squad, they are in desperate need of upgrading certain areas of the team. But to ensure they get that right in the summer, they also need to let go of several individuals who have no future at Old Trafford.
This coming summer promises to be a big one in United's recent history and they need to ensure they got a lot of details right. Big-name players such as Paul Pogba and Lingard are out-of-contract, as are several youngsters.
Below, MEN Sport has taken a close look at the expiry date of every United player's contract:
Summer 2022:
Lee Grant
Paul Pogba
Jesse Lingard
Juan Mata
Dylan Levitt*
Tahith Chong*
Edinson Cavani
Summer 2023:
David de Gea*
Tom Heaton*
Nathan Bishop*
Ethan Laird*
Diogo Dalot*
Phil Jones*
Axel Tuanzebe*
Teden Mengi*
Luke Shaw*
Fred*
Nemanja Matic
Andreas Pereira*
Marcus Rashford*
Cristiano Ronaldo*
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