Ferguson considered him one of the best ever, now Ten Hag doesn't want him

Sir Alex Ferguson managed some of the best players in the history, and right now this player is set to leave the team after being one of the most important players.

Erik ten Hag wants to clean up the squad and this player is living his final moments as a red devil, there is already a list of around 10 players that are going to leave the squad this season and he is included on that list, but the most shocking part is that Sir Alex Ferguson once said that he was one of the best players that Manchester United has had in their history.

His name is Phil Jones, and his contract is ending this summer of 2023, and the team is not going to renew the contract of the 31 year old defender that is currently playing his final games as a red devil, after being with the Manchester United team since 2011, and receiving a lot of recognition from the fans and most importantly from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sir Alex Ferguson said the following about the defender, “I think Phil Jones may be one of the best player we have ever had, no matter where we play him.” In his 12 years with the red devils he managed to win 2 Premier League titles and he also was part of a team that won the Champions League in the season of 2016-2017.

Other players leaving the club

He is one of the many players that are set to leave the team either for free or that are going to be set on a transfer, the list is completed by players like Harry Maguire, Scott McTominay, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Martial and some other players that are not going to be taken into account for the furute projects of the team.