Manchester United knew they needed plenty of change this summer, and whether they like it or not, they have had plenty of it in the last few days. A week of farewells confirmed that Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata will all leave the club at the end of the month when their contracts expire, adding to the challenge Erik ten Hag faces in his initial rebuilding job.
They join Lee Grant, Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani in exiting the club and take United's departure lounge to six players even before they factor in those still contracted to the club who will be allowed to leave.
Ten Hag's big challenge this summer will be to offset those departures with his own new arrivals, though it is highly unlikely he will be able to replace every single player with a new acquisition in the transfer market.
