Anybody who knows football knows Bastian is a legend. Most of us were giddy when he signed, understandably. Like Zlatan, he's a top player who you probably never thought you'd see in a United shirt.

But he's not the player he was and everybody knows that. When he was younger his game involved a lot of running, covering a lot of space in the middle of the pitch and constantly being in physical battles with the opposition. When you're 31 and you've played hundreds of games throughout your career, you start feeling the effects. He can't be that player anymore, the engine in midfield, he doesn't have the physicality for it.

He does still have class though, that was evident last season. There were a few games where he came on as a sub and controlled the tempo, bossed the midfield. Anybody remember the 40-50 yard ball he played over the top on the volley? He still has lovely technical ability, vision, and a good range of passing.

But that's not really what United need in their midfield right now, we need more dynamic players in there. Players who can outmuscle opponents, inject a bit of pace and drive forward with the ball, commit opponents before choosing a pass. Pogba is one of the best at doing that. Hererra's a bit like that, too. Box to box. Bastian, for all his experience and accomplishments, isn't that player. And also, despite a few opinions I've seen others in the sub have, he's not a fantastic defender. Definitely not what I'd class as a defensive midfielder. So if he's not an effective box to box, and he's not a holding defensive midfielder, what is he? If you're a Football Manager fan you'd probably liken him to the 'Deep Lying Playmaker' role. But there's Carrick, with his fantastic range of passing, regular crucial defensive contributions (the guy gets slower every day I know, but his awareness and positioning has prevented countless opportunities and probably goals), who very rarely seems to get injured even in his mid 30's, and he's a bit of a United legend in his own right even if he is somewhat underappreciated.

To conclude, I love Bastian and I think he has been one of the best midfielders of his generation without a doubt. But I think the current Bastian has little to offer our team and it looks like Jose has the same opinion. His experience and class are undeniable and many would argue those are valuable enough assets that we should keep him at the club. But honestly, I wouldn't play him either if I was Jose and I wouldn't want to keep him sitting on my bench either. I think Bastian could offer other teams a lot more than he can offer us, so I hope he moves on and finds one, and has a good fitting end to his career.