The treatment of Manchester United midfielder Fred by his manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly been "causing astonishment" among the first-team squad.
According to Caio Carrieri of UOL (h/t Lucas Sposito of Sport Witness), some senior members of the team have been left shocked by the marginalisation of the Brazil international, who was the club's major summer signing from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Carrieri wrote when Mourinho was trying to convince Fred to move to the club he advised him he would be part of a "dream midfield" alongside Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic.