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Ryan Taylor and Jonas Gutierrez have spoken in unison about the “unbelievable” way in which they were told their time was up at St James’ Park.

The duo learned they weren’t being offered a new deal at United over the telephone, and the United winger is irked that he found out after the phone was passed on to him by his team-mate.

John Carver was tasked with the job of telling the pair after Taylor revealed he was instructed by the club to do so.

Taylor, speaking to Sky, said: “John Carver rang me and told me the club weren’t going to offer me a new deal.

“I had a chat with him - he’s a good friend of mine, I spent a lot of time in and out the club (with him) - then he asked me to pass the phone to Jonas which was unbelievable.

“He was made to do it, he was upset about doing it he felt upset about telling two good pros: ‘Look it’s come to an end’.

“I can’t really blame John because he is under instructions on what to do.”

And while Jonas did not expect to get a new contract, he said he would have preferred to be told directly or via his agent.

Jonas said: “I didn’t expect them to offer me a new contract.

“It’s not about that because you have to move on.

“I can understand football issues and that type of things but the most important thing for me is they pick my phone up and call me or my agent and say ‘Listen, thanks for that but we are going to release you’.

“That’s more the way to do it.”