Sir Alex Ferguson has 'told' Ruben Amorim what to do with Jadon Sancho as Man Utd exit rejected

Sir Alex Ferguson has already laid out the blueprint for Ruben Amorim to deal with the situation involving Jadon Sancho amid a latest development for the Manchester United outcast.

Sancho spent last season on loan at Chelsea but the Blues decided against signing him permanently - paying a £5 million penalty fee to United.

When United returned for pre-season, Sancho was placed in a 'bomb squad' which trained separate to the main group.

Marcus Rashford got his move by signing on loan for Barcelona, while Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia are still with United as they look for their situations to be resolved.

Sancho did not even get a squad number assigned to him on United's programme list for the opening weekend clash with Arsenal but he looked to be edging closer to a departure after a proposal from Roma.

But while the England international did speak to the Serie A giants, it emerged via Fabrizio Romano that Sancho wishes to explore other options on the table.

United are hopeful that other offers do arrive and they were willing to accept around £20 million to get off the books. Interestingly, Amorim had opened the door for a Sancho return, stating, "If we reach a point where they have to join the team, they will join the team because they are our players" in July.

Sir Alex Ferguson's ruthless approach to players

However the Portuguese has showed with Rashford and Garnacho that he is prepared to be ruthless and that approach is in line one that Ferguson adopted in his managerial career.

He got rid of superstars like David Beckham, Roy Keane and Ruud van Nistelrooy and refused to budge. The Scot had no problem freezing a player out if he felt they were becoming a negative influence on the dressing room.

Speaking with Harvard Business Review in 2013, Ferguson said: "Before I came to United, I told myself I wasn’t going to allow anyone to be stronger than I was. Your personality has to be bigger than theirs. That is vital. There are occasions when you have to ask yourself whether certain players are affecting the dressing-room atmosphere, the performance of the team, and your control of the players and staff. If they are, you have to cut the cord. There is absolutely no other way. It doesn’t matter if the person is the best player in the world. The long-term view of the club is more important than any individual, and the manager has to be the most important one in the club.”

Jadon Sancho has declined a move to Roma. Image: Getty

He added: "If I did my job well, the players would respect me, and that’s all you need. I tended to act quickly when I saw a player become a negative influence. Some might say I acted impulsively, but I think it was critical that I made up my mind quickly. Why should I have gone to bed with doubts? I would wake up the next day and take the necessary steps to maintain discipline."

A loan with an obligation to buy was said to be close to being finalised between Roma and United for Sancho, but he still has interest from fellow Italian sides Juventus and Inter Milan, as well as clubs in Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

Besiktas, managed by his former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, have been linked but Romano claims Sancho will not consider them as option before September. The transfer window in Turkey closes on 12 September.