Manchester United's miserable season suffered another Boxing Day blow as captain Bruno Fernandes was sent-off in a 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves. Fernandes saw red for the third time this season early in the second half for a second bookable offence. Wolves took full advantage to make it two wins in two games under new boss Vitor Pereira.

When Manchester United’s chief executive Omar Berrada first met Ruben Amorim in Lisbon back in November in the bid to lure him to Old Trafford, you imagine the conversation was sprinkled with “R” words.

For whatever reason, talented individual players cannot repeatedly execute the most basic drills when they need to.