Amorim omitted Rashford from the match-day squad for the trip to the Etihad on December 15 – a match United would emerge as 2-1 winners in a triumphant last-minute victory. The 39-year-old coach explained the decision was “not a disciplinary thing”, but rather to do with “standards” in training and off the pitch.

There isn’t long left in the January transfer window for Man United to be able to move on Marcus Rashford, and news that the player has turned down an eye-watering salary offer of £35m per year