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 produced their best performance under Ruben Amorim to keep their season alive and cruise into the Europa League quarter-finals by beating Real Sociedad 4-1.

The Ruben Amorim era at Manchester United has not begun how the club, its owners or the manager himself would have hoped.