Manchester United needed a late equaliser from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to rescue a point from their meeting with rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Jose Mourinho’s side fell behind when the out-of-sorts Paul Pogba handled James Milner’s corner in the box, allowing the former England international to step up and net his sixth penalty of the season.

However, United improved in the second half and got their reward six minutes from time when the in-form Ibrahimovic guided a header over the helpless Simon Mignolet to earn the hosts a deserved point.

Nonetheless, it hasn’t done either side much good in their respective ambitions for the season, with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool now seven points adrift of Premier League leaders Chelsea, while Mourinho’s United are now four points behind fourth place Arsenal after a seventh draw of the campaign.

United are sixth having picked up 40 points from their 21 league matches thus far, but they’ll be frustrated to have not extended their winning run to 11 games in all competitions.

And many feel that Mourinho still needs a few more signings in the January transfer window to get this United team where he wants it, but that could mean that some players need to leave Old Trafford to make room for new signings.

Thus, here are TWO Man United stars who must leave Old Trafford this month for their own good…

Memphis Depay

Memphis Depay’s move to Manchester United in 2015 was met with huge swathes of optimism after his impressive displays for both PSV Eindhoven and the Dutch national team.

However, the 22-year-old just hasn’t found his feet at Old Trafford.

The midfielder has yet to make a Premier League start under Mourinho this season, with just two other substitute cameos indicative of his lowly position in the United pecking order.

With just seven goals in his debut campaign last time out, five of which were in European competition, he needs to get out of United quickly to get his career going again.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman has been linked with a move for his compatriot this month, and it’s clear that Depay needs a fresh start somewhere to revive his flailing Premier League career.

Everton could be that club.

Luke Shaw

It has become clear since Mourinho took over at Man United that he isn’t Luke Shaw’s biggest fan.

The Portuguese boss gave him a few starts at the beginning of the campaign, but criticised him publicly for his part in the Red Devils’ 3-1 defeat at Watford back in September, before questioning his commitment after their 3-1 win over Swansea in November.

And, although the 21-year-old has had injury problems in recent weeks, Shaw doesn’t look like he’ll regain the left-back spot from Matteo Darmian anytime soon, especially with Daley Blind also available as cover.

Thus, the England international should seriously consider his future at Old Trafford.

He is a quality full-back, as he has proven in the past at both Southampton and indeed United when fit, but he’s not going to develop and reach his full potential set on the sidelines at Old Trafford.

Shaw was tipped to be England’s next long-term left-back in 2014, but he’s now behind the likes of Danny Rose, Ryan Bertrand, and arguably Aaron Cresswell in the pecking order, and he may need to move away from United to play the first team football required to get to the top of that list.