Manchester United's players are sometimes "too anxious, too afraid to play football" on the pitch, says boss Ruben Amorim.

Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United’s slumping players are “afraid on the pitch” as he doubles down on his warning that his new club is involved in a relegation fight.

The reason behind Ruben Amorim’s decision to freeze Marcus Rashford out of his Manchester United first-team plans has reportedly emerged. Rashford scored two goals in Amorim’s first three games in charge at Old Trafford but now appears to have been deemed surplus to requirements.