Adnan Januzaj reaches last chance saloon at Manchester United

The manchester united career of Adnan Januzaj, a former heir apparent to Ryan Giggs, is now in a last chance saloon as José Mourinho assesses whether to retain the forward.

As United prepare to take on Manchester City in Beijing on Monday, Januzaj is fighting for a future at the club which once seemed so bright.

The issue is not a lack talent but the approach of the 21-year-old. His breakthrough season, when he starred under David Moyes in the ill-fated 2013-14 campaign, offered no hint of the questionable attitude that has since stunted his progress.

The view at the club among the coaching staff and in the dressing room is that Januzaj’s drift to the fringes may end in him wasting his chance at Old Trafford.

When United announced provisional shirt numbers on Thursday there was a sign of how far Januzaj has fallen.