#2 Ashley Young
Ashley Young might no longer be the player who tormented opposition with his pace and ability to deliver top notch crosses and that has largely to do with how he has been managed at Manchester United. The former Aston Villa man, who moved to Old Trafford in the summer of June 2011 has been deployed primarily as a full-back during his time at the club, a position not natural to him.
While he did get games under his belt during the first five years he spent in Manchester, the 31-year-old is currently struggling to find much of the same under Jose Mourinho. Perhaps the appointment of the Portuguese manager in itself should have led to the player seeking a move elsewhere as Mourinho loves defenders who can actually defend and Young does not exactly fit the profile.
Yes, it is tough to move away from a club as legendary as Manchester United and that would have been the reason Young decided to not force a move. However, at 31 years of age, Young still has three to four more good years left in him and a role in a relatively smaller club, even on a loan, could have helped him regain his stature as one of the top notch wingers in England.
At the moment, the player is bound to the Manchester giants until the end of the 2017-18 season with an option to extend. However, we believe it is not too late for Young and should he decide to move in the upcoming window, it would do his career a world of good.
