Manchester United fans start petition to axe Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling from club
Manchester United fans have started a petition to ‘remove’ Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling from the club.
Red Devils supporters want Old Trafford chiefs to dump the trio – even if it means taking a financial hit.
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Liverpool fans have been mocked for their petitions in the past, which included a request to have Sergio Ramos punished for ‘intentionally hurting Mohamed Salah’ in the Champions League final last year.
Salah was forced off with a shoulder injury in the first-half after a coming together with Ramos as the Reds lost 3-1 to Real Madrid.
Liverpool supporters also wanted Lionel Messi banned for ‘punching’ Fabinho in the first leg of their semi-final against Barcelona in April.
And it seems Manchester United have jumped on the petition bandwagon this week.
Young, Jones and Smalling, who all signed new deals last season, were part of a United defence that conceded 54 Premier League goals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side finished sixth.
Part of a change.org petition, titled ‘Petition to remove Ashley Young, Phil Jones & Chris Smalling from Manchester United’, read: “There are players in our first team squad who wouldn’t even be good enough to be on the bench for our rivals.
“Pep Guardiola’s first season at Man City was deemed a failure. He then sold eight of his players who weren’t good enough and went on to win the league with a record number of points the following season.
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“If we want to be in the same conversation as the European elites such Barcelona and Real Madrid then we have to ask ourselves; what would Barcelona and Real Madrid do if they had players like Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling in their squad? Exactly.
“They would have them removed by any means necessary, even if it meant taking a financial hit.
“What did Manchester United do with those players? They offered them new, lucrative, long-term contracts for them to stay at the club.
“These contract offers came about after the sacking of Jose Mourinho, when everyone thought that the club were turning a new page.
“Who is reckless and inconsiderate enough to make these kind of decisions? This is the reason why I’m asking all United fans who care about this club to sign this petition so that at the very least we get some answers.”
More than 5,300 people have signed the petition as it closes in on reaching the target of 7,500.
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