Former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer has accused Manchester United of being 'negligent' in their handling of the futures of both Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard.
26.01.2022 - 13:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Rio Ferdinand has urged two Manchester United players to leave the club this month to get first team football for the remainder of the season.
Anthony Martial has joined Sevilla on loan for the rest of the campaign after slipping down the pecking order at United, and Ferdinand believes Donny van de Beek and Jesse Lingard should also depart Old Trafford before the transfer deadline on January 31.
The duo have struggled for minutes this season under former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and current interim manager Ralf Rangnick.
Van de Beek is rumoured to be attracting interest from Crystal Palace.
Meanwhile, Lingard has been linked with moves to Newcastle and West Ham, having enjoyed a successful loan spell with the latter last season.
Ferdinand believes all three players would benefit from fresh surroundings in the second half of the campaign.
Ralf Rangnick is well and truly into his role as Manchester United interim manager, trying to turn the club's season around after a dismal few months.
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“I think Anthony Martial needs this (loan to Sevilla), he needs to play first team football, he needs to be a regular, he needs to start playing on a regular basis now on a consistent level. Ferdinand said on his FIVE YouTube channel .
“For the last year or so, or longer even, he hasn’t been a regular and he probably needed this move.
“I’m interested to see who else goes. You’ve got Donny van de Beek
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