Manchester United should consider selling 'untouchable' to fund Ruben Amorim rebuild

When Manchester United's football committee went through the squad last summer and assessed who could be sold to raise funds to reinvest, they alighted on only a handful of 'untouchables', those players who simply weren't for sale, no matter the offer.

That group consisted of the young players around whom United hoped to build their next successful era: Kobbie Mainoo in midfield, Alejandro Garnacho on the wing, and Rasmus Hojlund at centre-forward. Six months later, the picture is a little different.

Mainoo is only now starting to force his way into Ruben Amorim's system. While Hojlund continues to get minutes, he hasn't yet convinced Amorim that he is the right player to fill the role of No. 9 in his side. As for Garnacho, he can barely even get in the team.

The Argentine came off the bench to impact the game at Anfield, creating the equaliser for Amad, but that has been his most telling contribution for weeks. Garnacho hasn't started for United since December 7, and he was axed from the squad for the derby win at the Etihad, along with Marcus Rashford.

While Garnacho has quickly returned to the fold, while Rashford has remained on the outside, his situation has clearly changed. He has come off the bench in the last four Premier League games, playing a combined total of 89 minutes, and also got 20 minutes in the Carabao Cup defeat at Tottenham.

Garnacho didn't officially get the assist for Amad's goal on Sunday, meaning he still has just one goal involvement in 11 appearances under Amorim. This is a far cry from his impact earlier in the season when his first 18 appearances brought seven goals and four assists.

That was in a team playing a 4-2-3-1 system that suited Garnacho. He is at his best out wide, ideally on the