Manchester United maintained the pressure on the Premier League’s top four courtesy of a comfortable 3-0 win over champions Leicester on Sunday.

Jose Mourinho’s men had seen both Arsenal and Liverpool lose earlier in the weekend, so would’ve sensed a great opportunity to get right back in the hunt for Champions League qualification.

And goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Juan Mata secured an easy victory for the Red Devils, who have moved to within two points of Arsene Wenger’s Gunners in fourth after they lost at leaders Chelsea on Saturday.

It was clearly a very good weekend for United, who in turn extended their unbeaten league run to 15 games after the win, with their last defeat coming all the way back in October against Antonio Conte’s Chelsea.

Many felt that January represented a good opportunity for Mourinho to add to his squad ahead of an assault on the top four, but it was the outgoings that took centre-stage at Old Trafford, with the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay securing moves away from the club.

However, there may still be a few players at United who are questioning their futures in Manchester, so here are TWO that really needed to leave the club in January…

Ashley Young

Mourinho confirmed in his press conference ahead of the Hull match on deadline day that winger Ashley Young wouldn’t be leaving Old Trafford in January, which must have come as a surprise to many.

The England international has made just two Premier League starts this term, and has come on as a substitute on just three other occasions.

Add in three games in the Europa League, and one each in the domestic cup competitions, and the 31-year-old is clearly a surplus to requirements at United, yet could certainly still do a job for another mid-table Premier League side.

The likes of Swansea, West Ham, and former club Watford were linked with Young last month, and all three would certainly feel the benefit of having the winger in their squad, such is his experience, versatility, and creative ability in the final third.

Yet, unless he forces his way back into Mourinho’s thinking, he’s going to go the rest of the season with very little gametime at Old Trafford.

Anthony Martial

It’s clear from the opening 24 games of the Premier League season that Mourinho isn’t a huge fan of Anthony Martial, despite the Frenchman’s excellent debut campaign in English football last time out.

The 21-year-old scored 17 goals in 49 games for Louis van Gaal’s side last term, including 11 in the Premier League as United missed out on a top four finish, and indeed a place in this season’s Champions League.

However, Martial has started just nine of their 24 league games this season under Mourinho, as well as just two of their six Europa League group matches earlier in the campaign.

With a return of just three goals in those competitions, it’s not a huge surprise that he hasn’t had more playing time, yet it’s the lack of confidence Martial sometimes shows on the pitch, as well as some murmurings in the press, that may have tempted him to move away last month.

With Henrikh Mkhitaryan returning to the fold in recent months, as well as the emergence of youngsters Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard in the last year, it’s going to be increasingly difficult for Martial to play regularly at Old Trafford, so a move away last month may have been beneficial to the 21-year-old.