Ronald De Boer believes the likes of Marcus Rashford will be pushed out by incoming Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
The Dutch great played under departed United boss Louis van Gaal when Mourinho was his assistant at Barcelona in 1999/2000 and believes the Portuguese will look past the Red Devils young guns who made plenty of ground during the 2015/16 season.
“Mourinho is a manager who goes straight for 'arrived' players, experienced players, who can directly fulfil that job. For some young players that will be not so good," De Boer told the Daily Mail at Wembley where he was promoting Liverpool's International Champions Cup tie with Barcelona on August 6.
“Rashford now showed he will get a chance and he is with the national team. He will get a chance for sure. But maybe Mourinho will think, 'OK, Rashford, nice, but I need an experienced one also with him'. And then the experienced one will play and Rashford won't play.
“That will be critical, of course, for his career, and he must make it so difficult not to drop him. For some youngsters, it will be interesting."
De Boer added: “The only thing I worry about is can it have an effect on the academy players?
“People love to see their own youth coming up and being the local hero. And that is the risk when you take Mourinho."