Ben Foster has resigned himself to leaving Manchester United in the summer.
On Monday the England goalkeeper was reduced to becoming a penalty shoot-out hero in United’s reserve team title triumph over Aston Villa.
And, while Foster accepts any move away from Old Trafford is a step down, he knows it is inevitable.
“You never want to leave Manchester United,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “If you leave this club you are only ever going to go down.
“But I want to be playing football. I am not interested in just hanging around and I would go if the club wanted to sell me.
“If they are happy to accept a bid then you have to read between the lines and realise you are not really needed and move on. It would not be the end of the world for me.”