Manchester United's perfect 25-man squad for next season with six new signings

Predicting how Manchester United could line up on the opening day of next season is proving more difficult to do than predicting Saturday night's winning lottery numbers.

With just under two months to go until the 2021/22 season reaches its conclusion, United are gearing up for what will be their biggest summer in recent years. After the signings of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo failed to move United back into a position where they could challenge for the Premier League title this season, wholesale changes need to be made at Old Trafford over the coming months, starting with the appointment of a new permanent manager.

Whilst the installation of a new boss will tick off one of many boxes on Richard Arnold's to-do list, the squad is also in need of major reconstruction. The end of the road has been reached for many United players and you can guarantee that several individuals will be saying their goodbyes over the coming months.

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Already, the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Edinson Cavani are preparing their farewell speeches. They all look set to depart on free transfers, immediately lowering the club's wage bill in the process.

Other players, such as Dean Henderson, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, Nemanja Matic, Donny van de Beek - although his future may rest on whether or not Erik ten Hag lands the job - and Anthony Martial, also need moving on, both for the good of their own careers and United's plans moving forward.

Whilst it is important to have good players in reserve, to offer both competition and squad depth, figures such as Henderson and Van de Beek, for example, need to move on for the