Jose Mourinho is frustrated over Manchester United’s reluctance to make a £40million move for Tottenham defender Danny Rose.
The situation is contributing to Mourinho’s increasingly tense relationship with the Old Trafford board as he waits to see if they will back him in the transfer window this month.
The United manager wants to sign a world-class left-back and sees Rose, 27, as an ideal fit.
Ashley Young, a converted winger, is United’s first-choice in that position after Mourinho decided that Luke Shaw, Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind are not up to the job.