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How Man Utd could look on first day of next season with four new signings – Pogba GONE
MANCHESTER UNITED could be set for a summer overhaul after a disappointing 2018/19 campaign, leaving their starting XI looking very different next season.
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The Red Devils slipped to yet another defeat on the final day of the Premier League season after a miserable performance against Cardiff.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing score twice for the relegated Bluebirds as United ended their campaign with a run of just two wins in 13 matches across all competitions.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to oversee dramatic changes to his playing squad in the summer as he looks to turn things around at Old Trafford.
And a number of players are expected to depart in the summer to make way for high-profile reinforcements, if the Norwegian is backed in the transfer market.
Ander Herrera has already confirmed he will leave the club and was seen waving goodbye to fans before an expected move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Antonio Valencia is another veteran who is definitely moving on while Juan Mata is out of contract and is likely to be let go.
The is also uncertainty over David de Gea’s future, with the Spaniard reportedly turning down a £350,000-a-week deal as he ponders his options with PSG interested.
United are also believed to be open to allowing Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez move on while Anthony Martial has gone off the boil and has fallen out of favour under Solskjaer.
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The United boss is likely to strengthen his squad this summer with Crystal Palace ace Aaron Wan-Bissaka identified as a natural successor to Ashley Young at right-back.
Meanwhile, Kalidou Koulibaly and Toby Alderweireld have both been heavily linked with moves to Old Trafford despite Chris Smalling and Phil Jones signing new contracts this season.
In midfield, West Ham sensation Declan Rice is viewed as a more mobile option than Nemanja Matic and would free up Paul Pogba to operate further forward – unless the Frenchman leaves in a dramatic summer departure.
Finally, United are reportedly ready to splash £100million on Borussia Dortmund ace Jadon Sancho in order to augment their attack, although the English winger has snubbed their initial approach.
Manchester United predicted line-up in 2019/20
(4–2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Alderweireld, Lindelof, Shaw; Rice, McTominay; Sancho, Lingard, Martial; Rashford