Fred and Scott McTominay are barely Anderson and Darren Fletcher, never mind Paul Ince and Roy Keane. Whoever the next Manchester United manager is, their futures are still assured.
Both have been overplayed the last few years, a consequence of the midfield malaise at a club that has not signed an outright central midfielder since Fred checked in for a medical on the eve of the 2018 World Cup. McTominay has since signed two new contracts since. Perversely, Fred has not received a renewal.
In a season where only Anthony Elanga has been summoned to the Carrington press room to pose with a dummy contract, Fred should be next in line. There would inevitably be outrage and despair from some and, yes, United cannot seem to go a year without doling out an incongruous contract to a player undeserving. Fred would be deserving.
