Man United and Ruben Amorim are selling their soul in a desperate bid to bring back the glory days. This is why it's going to end in disaster - and why Kobbie Mainoo's exit should be the final straw, writes OLIVER HOLT

There has been much for Manchester United fans to mourn during the years of decline that set in at the club when Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2012-13 season.

The club has lost its place at the top of the English game and its new part-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has become almost as unpopular as the Glazer family, the majority owners.

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