Ruben Amorim has told Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee that he will put the club first when it comes time to decide if they can leave Manchester United in January.

Both Mainoo and Zirkzee have struggled for game time so far this season and are keen to explore moves away from Old Trafford ahead of next summer's World Cup.

But while the pair haven't started often, they are regularly part of Amorim's matchday squads.

And the Portuguese coach says that he won't let any player leave if it's not in United's interests.

"The first thing is that the club comes first, so we have to think about the club and the team, and then everything can happen," said Amorim. "I was a football player, I understand everything, and I want to help my players in every situation, so I don't know what is going

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