Manchester United Treble winner Jaap Stam feels Harry Maguire and Donny van de Beek can have a future at Old Trafford under new manager Erik ten Hag.
A number of senior players will leave when their deals expire this summer, while the future is unclear over many others.
United skipper Maguire's position has been widely debated but Stam believes Ten Hag's arrival could spark a revival in the world's most expensive defender.
“I still think Harry is a good player, is a good defender," the former centre-back told PA Sport.
“You need to understand, every player – and I've had it myself as well – goes through rough spells that he's having a hard time, the confidence is a bit low, he's not feeling well, making mistakes.
“But when you cost 100 million and you're making a mistake, yeah, the pressure on you is a lot more than when you're costing a few quid.
“He's played this season good games as well. Having this season now and maybe a new coach coming in, having a fresh start, (he will be) learning a lot from this season as well and what he's done and what he needs to do.
“Does he need to make a change or not? Maybe having different players next to him or in front of him can help him out as well in terms of feeling more confident, so maybe next season you'll see a total different player."
Stam also thinks there is upturn in fortunes for Donny van de Beek, who he worked with when coaching Ajax's Under-23s and Ten Hag knows even better from their successful time together in Amsterdam.
“There is a talent and everybody has seen that as well," Stam said of the midfielder, who is ending the season on loan at Everton. “We all know that.
“The only thing is that a talent needs to get confidence. That's for everybody.
“Every player needs to have confidence otherwise it's difficult to perform. But that's also for Donny.
“The other thing is that, yeah, you could put Donny in there and then thinking 'OK, he's going to produce', but he also needs to have players around him who will make life easier for him as well to produce."
