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Manchester United’s rollercoaster of a season culminated in a third semi final defeat on Sunday when they exited the Europa League at the hands of Sevilla. A top three finish, which had seemed implausible back in late October with the team languishing in 14th position, seven points adrift of the top four, averted the threat of a second successive year with Champions League football but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under no illusions about the work ahead of him. Telegraph Sport assesses how each member of Solskjaer’s squad performed - and whether they should stay or go. David De Gea 5 The Spaniard’s form had done little to justify the £375,000 a week four-year contract United handed him last September and the problems have continued since with a series of high-profile errors. The lapses of concentration aside, there are questions over whether the goalkeeper is good enough with the ball at his feet for a team with real designs on building from the back. Faces a challenge from Dean Henderson for the No. 1 spot next season. Keep or sell? De Gea’s whopping contract ensures United are stuck with him regardless so it’s a keep but a big next 12 months are in store. Sergio Romero 7 Unhappy at being dropped for the semi-finals defeats to Chelsea and Sevilla in the FA Cup and Europa League respectively despite being Solskjaer’s go to man in both competitions up until that point, the Argentine may feel it is time to move on in the knowledge he is not going to usurp De Gea. A proud record of 39 clean sheets in 61 games and a wealth of experience at international level ensure there will be plenty of takers. Keep or sell? Sell, assuming Henderson is not loaned again. Solskjaer cannot have De Gea, Romero and Henderson in his squad next season and seems poised to give the latter of that trio his chance. Aaron Wan Bissaka 7 The former England Under-21 right back did not come cheap - £50 million was a hefty pricetag for a youngster with 46 Premier League appearances to his name - but he was one of United’s most consistent performer and showed signs of improving his attacking play during the second half of the season. Keep or sell? Keep Diogo Dalot 3 So much for Jose Mourinho claiming the Portuguese would be United’s right back for the next 10 years. Solskjaer took a look at Dalot and established pretty early on that he was not for him but the extent to which he has been marginalised is still a shock. Keep or sell? Sell, so long as they get a decent price Timothy Fosu-Mensah 3 Missed the majority of the campaign as he worked his way back from a ruptured cruciate he suffered in April last year but the Dutchman looks some way short of the standard required. One year left on his contract. Keep or sell? If Dalot goes, keep as cover at full-back but otherwise sell or loan out Harry Maguire 8 Maguire’s £85m pricetag will always be a stick with which his critics like to beat him but ask yourself what this United defence would look like without him anchoring it? Not too pretty, is it? Indeed, there is good reason why Solskjaer never drops him. Handed the captaincy and has become the manager’s most indispensable player alongside Bruno Fernandes. It’s been telling since lockdown with no crowds at games just how vocal Maguire is at the back. He would benefit enormously from a fast, quality centre-half alongside him. Keep or sell? Keep, clearly
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