Manchester United pair Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee have been left out of the Dutch squad for next month’s Nations League quarter-finals. This is the first time that De Ligt, 25, has not been picked in a squad, apart from when he has been injured, since making his international debut in 2017.

Any port in a storm. Manchester United, who had won only one of their previous six home Premier League games, enjoyed a much-needed win against struggling Ipswich Town on Wednesday at Old Trafford. United’s forwards are proving to be goal-shy and all three of those goals were scored by defenders: Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire,

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