Manchester United and Marcus Rashford U-turn ahead of loan return: report

Manchester United’s off-season to-do list is looking daunting, to say the least.

The Red Devils’ 14th defeat of the Premier League season saw them lose 4-1 at Newcastle United on Sunday, with the club’s aims during the final six games of the domestic season set to be all about avoiding their lowest-ever number of wins and points for a Premier League season.

Europe could prove to be their saving grace, as they are currently preparing to take on Lyon in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final. After drawing 2-2 in France in the first leg, Ruben Amorim knows that victory in the competition will deliver both silverware and a place in next season’s Champions League.

Come the end of the season, the spotlight will fall on what the club does in the transfer market, as Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team continue their work of attempting to turn the club’s fortunes around.

New players, ones who fit into Amorim’s specific 3-4-3 system, will be needed, while there are plenty of high-earners in the squad that will need to be moved on, with the club’s cost-cutting measures seen in recent months highlighting the need to improve their financial position.