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

Ruben Amorim has singled out Manchester United defender Harry Maguire for praise, insisting he’s a player who always has ‘no excuses’. Maguire played 90 minutes as United lost 2-0 to Wolves on Boxing Day,