5 Gifted Young Players Manchester United could lose by the end of this season

#4 Timothy Fosu-Mensah

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The Dutch youngster broke into the Manchester United team during Louis van Gaal's reign, and also made 11 appearances for the Red Devils under Mourinho. Last season, he was sent out on loan to Premier League side Crystal Palace, and he appeared 24 times for the Eagles. This season, he is at loan to Fulham and already has 8 appearances under his belt.

Fosu-Mensah can play as a Right Back, Center Back and even defensive midfielder. Last season, he played approximately 15 games as a right back and 9 games as a centre back for Palace. This season, he has started exclusively as the right back at Fulham. However, Fosu-Mensah has not developed as well as he should have, because he has been playing at teams where his abilities and qualities are not used properly.

United are currently short of cover at both right back and defensive midfield and as such, it is surprising that Mourinho has not called Fosu-Mensah back from his loan spell. The Dutch defender could eventually get frustrated at his lack of chances at United and finally move on come the end of the season.

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