Man Utd Star's Reaction To Being Put In 'Bomb Squad' Has Stunned Team-Mates

One of the five members of Manchester United's 'bomb squad' reportedly left team-mates stunned by his reaction to being added to it.

During the summer transfer window, the five players were forced to train away from the first team and were told they had no future at Old Trafford.

Antony, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyrell Malacia were all named in the 'bomb squad' and played no part during pre-season.

Rashford secured a loan move to Barcelona in July, while Sancho, Antony and Garnacho had to wait until the closing days of the window to seal moves to Aston Villa, Real Betis and Chelsea.

Only Antony and Garnacho were sold permanently, but Sancho and Rashford have buy options as part of their loan deals and it appears exceptionally unlikely that either will ever play for United again.

The last remaining member of the 'bomb squad' still at Old Trafford is Malacia, who was named in United's Premier League squad earlier this month.

The Dutchman hasn't played competitive football since May, when he was out on loan with PSV, with Amorim confirming that he is now training with the under-21s.

According to the Daily Mail, Malacia has been with the reserve squad for the past two weeks, with his attitude said to be 'an example for everybody else'.

It is added that his intensity is said to have been 'off the charts', and that the 26-year-old has requested to play for the U21s to increase his match fitness.

However, for reasons that are unclear, United are yet to grant his request.

That lack of response would appear to indicate that Malacia still does not have a long-term future at Old Trafford.

Paraguay youth international Diego Leon, who joined United in the summer from Cerro Porteno, has been lining up at left-back for the reserves and played a part in pre-season with the senior squad.

If Malacia was to play, it would potentially mean leaving the 18-year-old out of the side.

United elected to loan out Harry Amass to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, favouring instead to keep Leon at Old Trafford.

With Patrick Dorgu currently Amorim's clear first choice at left wing-back, it leaves United with a dilemma over how to best utilise Malacia until the January window opens.