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Ashley Young provides statement on his Manchester United future

Ashley Young has dismissed the speculation regarding him leaving the Old Trafford side soon as he has claimed that he is ready to fight for his place in the squad and has a hope of ending his career.

Ashley Young provides statement on his Manchester United future

London, March 5: Ashley Young has dismissed the speculation regarding him leaving the Old Trafford side soon as he has claimed that he is ready to fight for his place in the squad and has a hope of ending his career at Old Trafford.

The English international has been a mainstay inclusion in Jose Mourinho's starting XI this season and the player has started 20 matches out 28 this term, ahead of Shaw, Rojo and Blind.

The former Aston Villa attacker only had six months left on his contract, however, last weeks some of the reports claimed that United have exercised the option of triggering the one-year extension of the player and the Englishman now has a United contract until 2019.

The 32-year-old was last year linked with a cash-rich move to China as well as to Premier League side Crystal Palace, West Ham, Watford etc and there are still speculations that the player might leave the club the next Summer.

But when he was asked about his United future, the player claimed that all such exit talks are certain but he’s only looking at a richer future at the club and with his fitness level much than when he was 23, he wants to end his career at Old Trafford.

“It’s reported every year that I am about to leave but I’ve always wanted to be here,” Young told the Daily Mail.

“And for as long as I can, I’d like to finish my career at United. I’ve got that mentality to keep going and change people’s minds.

“I know how to play the game, I’ve got a football brain, and feel as fit and healthy as I did when I was younger. I’d be able to give the 23-year-old me a race.”

Young added: “My legs might take a bit longer to recover after games but other than that, I feel as fit as ever.

“The manager has high standards he wants to keep. He enjoys a joke but when it’s time to get down to serious work, you need to be serious. As players, you don’t have to be told.

“You will see people come back disappointed if they’ve lost a game in training. It’s that Man United mentality. There is no better feeling than success at this club.”

Young joined United from Villa in 2011 and in the current lot of players he is one of the most experienced ones. And the player now has stated that he wants to share his experience with the younger pack to improve their credentials.

"You feel more like a senior. When all the young boys come into the team, you want to try and help," he said.

"I’m willing to talk to any of them and to be fair to them, they want to ask questions and be as good as they can. It’s refreshing.

"A lot of youngsters in the game think they’ve made it before they’ve done anything. But at United, they’re given that winning mentality and an ethos of always trying to improve.

"Our manager has a tough task trying to get everyone inside after training because everyone wants to stay out and better themselves."

The Engish player has played 26 matches all over this season and has registered two goals and five assists.

Story first published: Monday, March 5, 2018, 16:21 [IST]
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