The nine players Manchester United should sell this summer

Paul Pogba is going, Jesse Lingard is going, Juan Mata is going and Edinson Cavani might as well have already gone (ditto Lee Grant). Manchester United's exodus cannot stop with their out-of-contract players if they are to become a credible force next season.

Ed Woodward promised in his valediction United were in a position to sell players again and this is the summer to prove it. The squad is teeming with wantaways and a(nother) squad rebuild is required. The only player United sold last summer was Daniel James on deadline day.

Pep Guardiola took Manchester City to another level by culling the entire full-back department in 2017 and selling seven squad players. A similarly bustling departures lounge is required at United.

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The absence of a permanent manager complicates matters, with certain players' futures dependent on their identity. Others have simply outstayed their welcome.

Dean Henderson

Contract expires: 2025 (with one-year option)

Henderson is a victim of United's indecision last year and an ill-timed bout of Covid-19 that prevented him from starting the season and securing a loan move. Henderson turns 25 this month, is far too good to be a back-up 'keeper and getting itchy feet with the World Cup eight months away.

Newcastle and Watford both enquired about Henderson in January while Ajax also held discussions as far back as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final weeks in charge. It is not beyond the realms of possibility the next United manager might favour Henderson over David de Gea (especially given Erik ten Hag's admiration), but the Spaniard is certain to receive an unprecedented fifth Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award and is only 31, a junior