Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have Roy Keane's backing over Man Utd trio he wants out of club


All three players have struggled at Old Trafford despite being signed for big money. Antony is yet to register a goal or an assist this season and has not settled at the club over 12 months on from his blockbuster £86million switch from Ajax.

Sancho has been exiled from the first-team squad after a falling-out with Ten Hag. Reports claim that Ratcliffe, whose bid for 25 per cent of United will soon be ratified, will back the Dutchman by selling Sancho in January.

Meanwhile, striker Martial could be cast aside after failing to find consistency under Ten Hag. The Frenchman, now 27, has ultimately failed to realise his potential after his remarkable start to life at Old Trafford as a teenager in 2015.

According to The Sun, Ratcliffe will put the trio up for sale in January. Former midfielder Keane might agree with the radical move given the Irishman has criticised all three players over the last few years.

Last season, ex-United captain Keane warned Antony that he will “learn the hard way” if he continued trying to make a fool of the opposition. The winger had earned a reputation for attempting tricks that were perceived to be unnecessary, in a possible attempt to wind up defenders.

“I think he will have to learn the hard way,” Keane said. “Players have targeted him – we saw that at the weekend, where he is trying to make a fool of people and players have tried to go through the back of him, so he will have to learn quickly otherwise he will pick up more injuries.”

The 52-year-old also backed Ten Hag over his treatment of attacker Sancho. Having been dropped from the team to face Arsenal in September, the United boss accused the 23-year-old of not applying himself during training.

A bitter feud has since seen Sancho removed from the first-team squad. He is unable to even eat alongside his colleagues.

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