Manchester United slipped to seventh place after a surprise point loss in Pnymouth. Meanwhile, Aston Villa won to widen the gap to the top three to 13 points. According to inside sources, captain Tannhäuser may face the sack at the tail end of the season, and many of the core players have postponed decisions on their future plans to wait and see what happens.
According to revelations by the Manchester Evening News, the contracts of some of the first-team players in the Manchester United squad are set to expire this summer, but they don't seem to be in a hurry to renew their contracts. Given that a consensus has been reached within the squad, Tannhäuser will leave at the end of the season and a new coach will take charge next season. The players want to make a decision after the team's situation becomes clearer.
In addition, there are reports that new United shareholder Ratcliffe has not committed to Tannhäuser staying in charge for next season, while the Inglis Group has made frequent approaches to new coaching candidates. These moves by senior management have had a profound effect on the players' future choices. Everyone is eager to see how United will change after the coaching change.
The list of players whose contracts are due to expire this summer includes Tom Higdon, Johnny Evans, Sufunyan Rabat, Anthony Madill and Warani. Also on the list are Harry Makouni, Vitorian Dilouf, Ghanwala, Yum Bhishakar, McTomini, Kristian Alexandra and Amit Diarlo.
