We have to sort the full back situation. Simple. City dumped all 4 last summer.
The league is cutthroat. At the end of the day, young was a great winger for us, I remember his performance when we trashed arsenal 8 - 2. But over time he's become obsolete on the wing and was converted to a left back by van gal to cover our shortage of wing backs, which van gal complained about.
All these years later, it's laughable to think that the square peg in the round hole is our first choice. Look at his performance in the cup final, had to cut back to cross every time so instead of the race between the center halves and incoming striker onto the incoming cross, the Chelsea defense were ready, facing up field and headed it away.
Forget the fact that he was good on the wing and has been a good servant and done a good job out of position etc etc, if he was always a left back he wouldn't even be in the team. Why did we sell butner? Or are selling Farman? They are/were good enough if young is.
I know everyone wants Sandro. I'd take him. Or Alternatively I'd like to see another young talent like Dalot signed and both put into the starting 11 and become a solid pair for a decade.
I seriously don't see how much worse they can do than an aging and out of position young and Valencia. We've been weak at full backs for over a decade. Post Neville/Irwin, apart from Evra, who has been incredible for us there? I know Heinze brown and Sylvestre were good there but more part of the flat back 4 than wing backs. When you look at Liverpool Tottenham and city they have strong combos of clubs/ta - Robertson, walker - mendy, tripper - rose. If we want to compete we have to upgrade, we are so behind competitors.
I'd like to see Mitchell tuanzabe, Tfm etc given a go too. Ho do we know how good they'll be unless we give them a try? Would rashford have been released from the academy if he hadn't had that one chance through a ridiculous injury crisis?
Other areas of my thinking is has mourinho been trying to kick shaw up the arse? Could he be on a summer fitness rampage etc? Or is his time up?
I'd personally like to see him loaned to another pl club for a season before we give him up for good, to see if he is for the bin or whether he can recapture that form that made us sign him.
Also we have the option of playing blind at left back if we keep him but don't see it as he is more a defender for a flat back 4?
And the other thing is, we have lots of fans on here saying we 100% have to buy proven talent and doubting the Dalot signing etc, but where would we be now if we'd taken that attitude at the point where the nevilles, scholes, butt and beckham and slightly before that giggs were unproven?