Jamie Carragher names major Man United star they should ‘consider selling’ alongside Marcus Rashford, who he says will NEVER win a title as the club’s leading man
Jamie Carragher has named the big Manchester United star they ‘should consider selling’ and claimed he is ‘not a great player’.
The Red Devils swapped embattled boss Erik ten Hag for Portuguese manager Ruben Amorim in October, leaving the club stranded in 14th place.
The former Sporting Lisbon coach has had a mixed start to his time as manager. He suffered losses against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, but recorded two wins in the Europa League.
United are ready for a major overhaul as Amorim looks to put his stamp on the club, with plenty of comings and goings expected in the January transfer window and beyond.
And now former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher has become the latest pundit to speak out about the new era at Old Trafford, writing in the Telegraph that the team has to get rid of one of their most important players.
He said: ‘A dilemma also looms over Bruno Fernandes. Unlike [Marcus] Rashford, Fernandes has been one of United’s best players during a difficult period and would have shone with more quality around him during his career at Old Trafford.
The United look is ready for a major overhaul as Amorim looks to make his mark on the club, with plenty of comings and goings expected
Jamie Carragher has named the big Manchester United name they should ‘consider selling’
He said: ‘A dilemma also looms over Bruno Fernandes. Unlike Rashford, Fernandes was one of United’s best players during a difficult period
“But he’s 30 now and it could be valuable to fire him to raise money. I’ve always felt that Fernandes is a great talent rather than a great player. He creates many chances, but can be very undisciplined both with and without the ball.
‘That makes it a lot more difficult for United to defend as a compact unit while chasing the ball all over the pitch. It seems like a lot of commitment to the supporters, but the manager will be pulling his hair out.’
Carragher joined those directing their anger at Rashford after Mail Sport reported this week that United would consider offers of £40million for the forward.
The Sky Sports pundit argued that the Englishman was not performing at a level to justify the amount of money and that his return of 11 goals in 48 Premier League matches over the past year and a half was ‘not good enough’.
The former Liverpool defender even went so far as to say that the Red Devils would ‘never win the Premier League or Champions League with him in charge’.
United are under pressure to sell players to meet Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR), and raise money for Amorim to strengthen his squad.
Switching homegrown players counts as a 100 percent gain on the PSR balance sheet, and the spotlight has been on Rashford for some time now, who has been with the club since he was seven.
It is believed the 27-year-old’s asking price would have been as much as £100 million when he scored 30 goals in Ten Hag’s first season at United. But Rashford’s loss of form and the contract he signed last year worth a prohibitive £325,000-a-week means his value has more than halved.
Even then, United are not expecting any offers for Rashford, who started the last two games on the bench before starting in Thursday night’s Europa League match against Viktoria Plzen.
Another option would be for United to sell one of their two crown jewels, Kobbie Mainoo or Alejandro Garnacho, but that is something the club wants to avoid.
