Overview

• Ruben Amorim has formally excluded Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia from first-team sessions at Carrington and ordered them to train alone from 5pm after the main squad leaves
• The quintet retain access to the club’s facilities but have been left out of pre-season tour preparations in Sweden and the United States
• Manchester United hope to leverage this ostracism tactic to expedite permanent transfers and bankroll targets such as Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo
• Rashford is pursuing a move abroad—Barcelona remains his preferred destination after Aston Villa declined their £40m option—while Garnacho has rejected Saudi offers and drawn interest from Chelsea
• Jadon Sancho’s potential permanent switch collapsed when Chelsea paid a £5m penalty to withdraw, Antony impressed at Real Betis but faces affordability issues there, and Malacia made 12 appearances on loan at PSV with Celtic among his suitors