Mikael Silvestre, a former Manchester United defender, could only name five Red Devils players worth keeping beyond this summer. All other members of the United squad, according to the ex-France international, are shrouded in mystery.On Tuesday, Ralf Rangnick's squad suffered another setback in their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four. On an unpleasant night for the visitors, they were defeated 4-0 by Liverpool at Anfield.
After the game, the German, who will be replaced by Erik ten Hag in the summer and will work as a consultant for the club, conceded that United might use up to ten new recruits. According to Silvestre, this cannot be accomplished in a single window and could take up to three years.
"Well, first of all, you can't sign 10 players in one window, that doesn't make sense," he told Sky Sports News. So two or three windows, and I'm talking summer windows, will be required to truly modify the team.The players Silvestre believes must remain under the new leader Ten Hag were then named. Bruno Fernandes, David de Gea, Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane at centre-back, while Marcus Rashford at forward made the cut.
Silvestre continued, " "And for those who must absolutely stay, I would say the team's backbone. Bruno Fernandes recently signed a new deal, thus he must be kept.
"Harry Maguire, David de Gea, Raphael Varane, who hasn't played much this season, and Raphael Varane all need to improve. I think he's a good leader; he's going through a tough time right now, but he needs to continue with United and work hard to regain his best form."And Marcus Rashford, I believe, would have to stay as well." Those guys, I believe, have United in their hearts, but the rest of them, I believe, have questions marks."
Rangnick admitted the team will have to rebuild following the Anfield defeat, but insisted the focus remains on finishing the season strongly. "There will be a reconstruction," he continued, "but that does not help us now when we have five games left." It is not difficult to analyze the scenario if you think about it. I believe there will be six, seven, eight, or maybe 10 new players. You need to know how you want to play before you sign those individuals."
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