Although Paul Pogba is still regarded as the long-term successor of Paul Scholes at Manchester United, let's be honest, the Frenchman didn't impress enough in the 2016-17 season for the Red Devils to be regarded as great as Scholes. Nevertheless, there are still more seasons to go for Pogba to find his greatest mojo.
Ryan Giggs is another legend that Manchester United have failed in replacing. However, from what we witnessed on Sunday, May 21, has Jose Mourinho already found his team of the future?
Mourinho marked a milestone for Man Utd when he field the club's youngest ever team in the Premier League history, with the average age being 22 years and 248 days. The likes of Angel Gomes and Demetri Mitchell got their debut for the club against Crystal Palace in the final Premier League match of the season.
Yet another debutante, Josh Harrop, meanwhile, had a memorable outing, scoring the first goal of the match in United's 2-0 win.
With numerous reports doing the round that the likes of goalkeeper David de Gea and veteran midfielder-forward Wayne Rooney have already played their last for United, as well as the doubt hovering over Michael Carrick's career -- will-he or will-he-not be awarded a new contract -- dominating talks, let's look into how the future of Manchester United could look, with youth holding the centrestage.
Can the Jose Mourinho's class of 2017 emulate the irreplaceable Sir Alex Ferguson's class of 1993 now?
Good news is we already have a potential starting XI of the future
Formation: 4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper - Joel Pereira
Born: June 28 1996 in Switzerland
National team: Portugal
At Manchester United from: 2012
Right back - Timothy Fosu-Mensah
Born: January 2 1998
National team: Netherlands
At Manchester United from: 2014
Centre back - Eric Bailly
Born: April 12 1994
National team: Ivory Coast
At Manchester United from: 2016
Centre back - Axel Tuanzebe
Born: November 14 1997
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2017
Left back - Demetri Mitchell
Born: January 11 1997
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2013
Center midfield - Scott McTominay
Born: December 8 1996
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2002
Center midfield - Paul Pogba
Born: March 15 1993
National team: France
At Manchester United from: 2009 - 2012, 2016 - present
Center midfield - Matty Willock
Born: August 20 1996
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2014
Attacking midfielder - Angel Gomes
Born: August 31 2000
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2008
Trivia: Gomes, on Sunday, became the first player born after 2000, to play in the Premier League. He made his debut at 16 years, eight months and 20 days.
Attacking midfielder - Josh Harrop
Born: December 15 1995
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2012
Striker - Marcus Rashford
Born: October 31 1997
National team: England
At Manchester United from: 2005
