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 are struggling big time and their performances as well as their position in the league show that. New manager Ruben Amorim is still struggling to get the best out of his players and the Red Devils may soon need help in the January transfer window to add more quality to their squad.