Paul Scholes urges Man Utd to sell £60m former Chelsea star

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is hoping for a major summer overhaul at Old Trafford (Picture: The Good, The Bad & The Football)

Paul Scholes has encouraged Manchester United to completely overhaul their first-team squad in the summer, naming eight players he would strongly consider offloading if he was in charge of the club – including former Chelsea star Mason Mount.

United have risen to third place in the Premier League table following a remarkable resurgence under interim head coach Michael Carrick in the wake of Ruben Amorim ’s dismissal.

Without the distraction of any cup competition during their run-in, the Red Devils have now all but officially secured Champions League qualification for the first time since their group-stage exit in 2023.

Old Trafford bosses spent in the region of £200million to strengthen their misfiring attack last summer, as Benjamin Sesko , Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo all signed on the dotted line for big money.

Senne Lammens was also brought in from Royal Antwerp for a fee of around £18million and has provided an assured presence between the sticks which was so badly lacking when Andre Onana was number one.

But attentions are beginning to turn to the transfer market once again, with United’s hierarchy ready to release yet more funds while identifying central midfield as a key area of focus.

The Red Devils have moved up to third since Carrick replaced Amorim (Picture: Getty)

Casemiro confirmed in January that this season would be his last at the Theatre of Dreams and several players will be expected to follow the Brazilian out the exit door when the transfer window opens for business.

On the The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast, Scholes discussed potential ins and outs while playing a game of ‘Keep or Sell?’ with former United team-mate Nicky Butt.

The legendary ex-United and England midfielder pulled no punches with his answers, going into some detail about which squad members he thinks should be safe – and those who should be on the chopping block.

If it were up to Scholes, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, Patrick Dorgu, Luke Shaw, Mount, Manuel Ugarte and Joshua Zirkzee would all be in the frame to leave along with Casemiro.

Maguire is enjoying his time under Carrick (Picture: Getty)

United are on the verge of qualifying for next season’s Champions League (Picture: Getty)

Scholes would sell Mazraoui (Picture: Getty)

Scholes is expecting Ugarte to make way in the summer (Picture: Getty)

Casemiro has confirmed he will leave Old Trafford this summer (Picture: Getty)

Scholes won 11 league titles with Manchester United (Picture: Getty)

Scholes thinks United should cut their losses on Zirkzee (Picture: Getty)

United will be back in Premier League action when they take on Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The two rivals are separated by just three points in the league and Arne Slot’s men will leapfrog United with a win.