Manchester United will face two obvious problems when replacing Anthony Martial this summer

Whatever happens between now and the end of the season, changes are in the offing at Manchester United.

With a maximum of just eight games left to play, uncertainty surrounds Erik ten Hag's future, what European competition the club may or may not participate in next season and what the landscape of the squad will look like come next term.

Under the new regime, which is being led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United are planning for a mass exodus in the summer, with a record number of sales planned. United need to offload a number of players from within their ranks, but some will be harder to shift than others.

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The Reds will not have any difficulties in moving on Anthony Martial. His contract is up at the end of the season and he will be released after almost a decade in M16.

His impending exit will leave a void within the squad that will need filling. Once Martial has departed, Rasmus Hojlund will be United's only senior out-and-out centre forward.

Last week, ahead of Saturday's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, Ten Hag confirmed he plans to beef up his forward line this forthcoming summer with the addition of a new goal-getter, saying: "I think it would help [to sign a striker]. As I always had in this plan we constructed that we should have had enough goals. You count on goals from Rashy (Marcus Rashford) - last season he had 30 - you count on goals from Martial.

"In my first season, he played very well and also in very important games he had a high impact on our performances. And then bringing in a goalscorer like Rasmus Hojlund it should