There's a degree of what might have been for James Garner at Manchester United as the academy graduate closes in on a permanent departure from the club.
The 21-year-old was set for an opportunity to prove his credentials for Old Trafford in pre-season, but the knock he picked up on the first day of the pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia came at the most inopportune moment.
It restricted Garner's time to impress Erik ten Hag in a condensed training environment and he managed just 23 minutes of football on tour, in the final friendly against Aston Villa at a time when conditions had affected the quality of the game in Perth.
