Ruben Amorim is about to get his Brad Pitt moment at Manchester United

A Premier League footballer was once so determined to have a night out after a game that his gopher was primed at the airport for the team's return from an evening match so he could be ferried into the city centre as soon as possible.

Later that evening, the well-known player, drink in hand and clad in diamonds, was in a nightclub stood on a table with a microphone in hand. His team had only drawn earlier in the day.

In Moneyball, Brad Pitt's Billy Beane takes a dim view of the Oakland A's first baseman Jeremy Giambi dancing on a table to Give Up The Funk. After instructing Giambi to get back down to earth, Beane aggressively asks, "Is losing fun?"

"No," Giambi eventually mutters.

"What are you having fun for?"

A few scenes later, Giambi is traded. Jonah Hill's Peter Brand, Beane's assistant and sole ally, is aghast: "What are you doing?"

"Cleaning house."

Ruben Amorim is not the only recent United manager who might have watched Moneyball and noticed parallels. Like Pitt, Amorim likes to hit the gym. He is also about to clean the house.

Those who know Amorim are struck by how stubborn he is. "He never changes," a confidant said. "He will die with his idea."

Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho and Antony all have to go. Sancho does not have a squad number, Antony is not an option for printing on the club's online store and Rashford is expected to have his number 10 revoked and reassigned to Matheus Cunha. Amorim told Garnacho he can go.

Last week, Rashford's Instagram account uploaded a two-week itinerary for June. Nine out of 14 days were tagged 'Gym, pitch'. Pitching for a new club.

Young United fans have idolised Rashford and many still do. He was not as domineering a presence as Paul Pogba during the