Ruben Amorim raised a few eyebrows by leaving Garnacho out of the matchday squad against Manchester City last month. Marcus Rashford was also dropped for the match, which United won thanks to late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Amad.

William Gallas has criticised Chelsea’s decision to sanction a move for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho. The Blues have begun negotiations with their Premier League rivals over a proposed swap deal that would see Christopher Nkunku move in the opposite direction.

Garnacho has a clear preference on which of Chelsea and Napoli he wants to join, while Man Utd have relaxed their demands in an effort to speed up a sale