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Ashley Young signs Manchester United contract extension

Ashley Young celebrates opening the scoring
Image: Ashley Young's new Manchester United deal takes him up to June 2020

Ashley Young has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester United.

The 33-year-old's new deal takes him up to June 2020, extending his stay at the club to nine years after moving from Aston Villa in 2011 for £17m.

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Caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has started Young in all but two of his games in charge, regularly selecting him as captain in the absence of Antonio Valencia.

Young becomes the third player to sign a new deal since Solskjaer joined on a caretaker basis, following Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial.

 during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on January 13, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.
Image: Young has started all but two matches since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrived

Juan Mata and Ander Herrera are, however, out of contract in the summer.

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Young has re-emerged as an important player for United in recent seasons and was also a starter in the England side that reached the World Cup semi-finals in Russia last summer.

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