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Steven Taylor's future: What we know

It looks like the bell is tolling for Steven Taylor. Here’s what we know about the defender and his future at NUFC.....





A report in today’s Times claims the weekend performance at Southampton was the final straw for Rafa Benitez, who will pair Jamaal Lascelles and Chancel Mbemba together for the Swansea game. Taylor played poorly on a day when United’s defence was branded the worst in Premier League history by Charlie Nicholas - and Benitez is going to make changes on Saturday.

With his NUFC contract up in the summer - and virtually zero prospect of a renewal, with the club having yet to open talks - that could be the end of his long association with the club.

It’s a shame that it has never managed to hit the heights that some hoped it would. But injuries, the disruption of several managers and coaches and more injuries have left Taylor playing catch-up.

On Monday Don Hutchison even said he thought the defender looked ‘overweight’. Read the column here.