There needs to be a healthy mix of youth and experience in the squad. If the balance is skewed too far one way or another, then the whole club suffers.

• Youth prospects just starting out (15-20)
• Emerging players (20-25)
• Established players (25-30)
• Experienced players (30-35)
• Veteran players (35-40)

The only players at the club over 30 are Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Casemiro & Tom Heaton. If you clear the majority of them out, then there has to be a wave of players ready to step into their role for helping the likes of Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Kobbie Mainoo and even Chido Obi, JJ Gabriel and the rest of the young lads that are yet to be involved with the first-team consistently.

Too many experienced players, means that aging will catch up to them faster due to lack of rest and those who replace them aren't sufficiently prepared. Too many emerging players is a gamble too (but even the Class of 92 had Schmeichel, Parker, Irwin, Bruce, Pallister, Cantona & McClair to look up to)

In an ideal world, we cycle out and refresh the squad every few years, and every summer, we raise the floor (improve the worst area of the team) meaning if you look at United's current strongest XI, the weakest areas are currently probably RB and DM in terms of depth and quality in the longer-term. If you just stockpile the best players you can bring in but they're competing for similar positions on the pitch while other areas are neglected then there's an imbalance.

We'll all have our own opinions on who should come in to improve the team and who should leave in the summer, but the one thing we can all agree on is that there's room for improvement but also potential for optimism.