In the eight games since Raphael Varane last started for Manchester United, four different players have been used at centre-back by Erik ten Hag, a list that doesn't include injured first-choice Lisandro Martinez.
For all that Ten Hag has tried to claim Varane's absence is for tactical reasons, that is unlikely to wash with the 30-year-old when he has seen Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw play ahead of him.
That means a £42million signing, who has won the Champions League four times and the World Cup once, is now fifth-choice centre-back for a club in as desperate a rut as United are.
It's pretty evident he has no future under Ten Hag. ALSO READ: Ineos could make Ten Hag decision after three games in 20 days ALSO READ: United have to put faith in their £158.3million signings To be fair to the United manager, the centre-backs have been performing of late.