The unspoken rules of football dictate that there is a limit on the time a senior player can spend frozen out of the first team reckoning pending a change in behaviour. What starts as a measure to prompt change gradually calcifies into something more permanent and,

The Portuguese manager's tough stance on Marcus Rashford has not outraged supporters but they must be wondering exactly what the striker has done to be frozen out of the squad

Manchester United's woeful form continued on Thursday with manager Ruben Amorim still opting to leave forward Marcus Rashford out of his plans.

Instead, it is said that Rashford could leave United on loan until the end of the season, which would give him the chance to improve his form and rebuild his reputation which has

Marcus Rashford appeared to move ever closer to a January move after being left out of the Manchester United squad once again for the trip to Wolves. The striker hasn’t featured for United since coming on as a substitute in the Europa League win at Viktoria Plzen on December 12.