Manchester United have just delivered their latest insult to supporters

Last week, Manchester United insulted their supporters by planning to add a player to the squad. This week, they are doing the same by being open to letting one leave.

News of the club being prepared to sell James Garner ahead of the transfer window closing was never going to go be well received. In fact, it has generated just the sort of backlash that was expected and that it deserves.

Supporters, still reeling from Saturday's 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium, are furious with the club's willingness to offload a player who many consider as one of their most brightest prospects. Garner, who joined United's academy at Under-8s level in 2009, flourished so often on loan at Nottingham Forest last season that his chances of becoming a regular fixture in Erik ten Hag's plans this term seemed promising.

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The Dutchman, who is already under pressure after losing his first two games in the managerial hot-seat, has developed a reputation for developing exciting, young talent and unearthing gems with potential. He appeared to be the perfect manager to oversee the next stage of Garner's development.

But after casting an eye over him in pre-season, United have reached a decision to offload the 21-year-old ahead of the window closing in a little over a fortnight's time - and it makes next to no sense. Garner, who was often lavished with praise by United fans from afar last season, as he wowed crowds on the banks of the Trent, excelled for Forest, helping them earn promotion back to the Premier League via the Championship play-off final, a game which he bossed under the Wembley arch.

While it is fair to recognise the