It might have felt odd at the time, given Manchester United were fresh from a decisive 4-0 win against Everton, but Ruben Amorim predicting the arrival of a “storm” now appears prophetic.

Marcus Rashford's form suddenly dropped off a cliff when he was given a lucrative new contract and history might be repeating itself with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes this season. Fernandes' finishing at the end of the first half against Bournemouth was poor - he wasted two big chances - and that game might have had a different outcome if he'd found the net.