There appears to be no way back for Rashford at Man Utd after a trusted source revealed where the blame for the winger's struggles at Old Trafford truly lays

Marcus Rashford 's future at Manchester United is shrouded in uncertainty, with the 27-year-old having been left out of the last four match-day squads - including the derby day victory over Manchester City, a bold decision by new manager Ruben Amorim that ultimately paid off.

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,