It’s been a long time, to them anyway, since our Manchester United fans here in the Transfer Tavern have had genuine thoughts of winning the title.

If it wasn’t for local rivals Man City’s unbelievable campaign, the Red Devils would surely be in the mix for the top prize in English football this term. Despite this, United under Jose Mourinho are having their best season in the Premier League since they last won it in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final campaign in charge.

Still, for Mourinho and his men to level up next season, many of the regulars in the back room feel they need a couple quality players in certain key areas of the pitch.

With incomings, there is always going to be outgoings within the squad and Ed Woodward alongside Mourinho have to see who to move on for the better of the squad. With that in mind, our landlord takes a look at two players he feels need to go in the summer…

Daley Blind

The Dutch defender is a useful squad player to have around but doesn’t really add anything in terms of quality to the team, and he could be easily replaced with a higher quality of player. If Mourinho has true desires to bring the Premier League trophy back to Old Trafford, then selling Blind and bringing in a back up to Antonio Valencia would be a smart move.

Linked with a move to Roma over the course of the January window, it’s hard to see the former Ajax man having much of a future at the Theatre of Dreams.

Marouane Fellaini

With contract talks seemingly still at a standstill, the Belgian midfielder may have no choice but to leave. However, regardless of the situation come the summer, Mourinho should look to move him on and replace him with a box-to-box player to back up Paul Pogba.

Our regulars feel that with Fellaini in the team, United are much slower and direct side – which in certain cases may work but it doesn’t fit in with the famous United Way.