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Liverpool fans have been mocked for their petitions in the past, which included a request to have Sergio Ramos punished for ‘intentionally hurting Mohamed Salah’ in the Champions League final last year.
Salah was forced off with a shoulder injury in the first-half after a coming together with Ramos as the Reds lost 3-1 to Real Madrid.
Liverpool supporters also wanted Lionel Messi banned for ‘punching’ Fabinho in the first leg of their semi-final against Barcelona in April.
And it seems Manchester United have jumped on the petition bandwagon this week.
Young, Jones and Smalling, who all signed new deals last season, were part of a United defence that conceded 54 Premier League goals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side finished sixth.
Part of a change.org petition, titled ‘Petition to remove Ashley Young, Phil Jones & Chris Smalling from Manchester United’, read: “There are players in our first team squad who wouldn’t even be good enough to be on the bench for our rivals.
“Pep Guardiola’s first season at Man City was deemed a failure. He then sold eight of his players who weren’t good enough and went on to win the league with a record number of points the following season.
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“If we want to be in the same conversation as the European elites such Barcelona and Real Madrid then we have to ask ourselves; what would Barcelona and Real Madrid do if they had players like Ashley Young, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling in their squad? Exactly.
“They would have them removed by any means necessary, even if it meant taking a financial hit.