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Three games to go until Manchester United can forget this wretched season. Three matches, at home to Brentford and away at Brighton and Crystal Palace, for fans and many of the players to go through the motions before being able to consign a miserable campaign to the history books and never speak of it again.

But is there an opportunity here for United to get a head-start on the Erik ten Hag era? Here are five ways United can salvage something from what’s left of the season…

1) Draw a line under the past by using only the players who will be at United next season

We don’t yet know exactly which players they may be. Gary Neville expects Ten Hag to oversee a “brutal transition” and there is no question that a great number will be shown the door this summer.

We do know, though, that those out of contract at the end of the season won’t be sticking around. So what is to be gained by playing them now?

Granted, of those players approaching free agency, only really Nemanja Matic has been involved regularly of late. Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani will tell you they are injured; Juan Mata has had the odd cameo; Jesse Lingard had been a regular on the bench prior to being omitted from the squad to face Chelsea.

Matic has been involved because of injuries to Scott McTominay and Fred, both of whom should be available for the Bank Holiday game against