It was a Portuguese men-of-four as Man United beat Real Sociedad 4-1 through a Bruno Fernandes hat-trick and a goal from Diogo Dalot.

Ruben Amorim has said it is up to the players called “overpaid” and “not good enough” by Sir Jim Ratcliffe to prove the Manchester United co-owner wrong. The United head coach implied those singled out by Ratcliffe could have few complaints, and named Casemiro as one player who can perform “so much better”.

Man Utd face Real Sociedad in their Europa League second leg tonight, and these players are eligible to feature.

Ruben Amorim accepts he and his Man Utd squad are currently ‘underperforming’ - The British billionaire took charge of footballing operations at United in February last year.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim accepted club co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's criticism of his squad but said on Wednesday that they are focused on changing his mind after the billionaire said some players were either not good enough or overpaid.