Jose Mourinho has rejected a bid from Wolves to sign goalkeeper Sam Johnstone as apparent punishment for the Championship club’s treatment of Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.

Wolves made a move to take Johnstone on emergency loan last Friday, after injuries to Andy Lonergan and Carl Ikeme, but Mourinho insisted he would be staying at Manchester United.

It is understood United are unhappy with Wolves over the lack of playing time for defender Borthwick-Jackson, who seems certain to return to Old Trafford in January.

The teenager has made only seven appearances since signing on loan in August and the deal will be cut short in the New Year after he failed to play under new manager Paul Lambert.

And United are so frustrated with Wolves that they blocked the move to sign Johnstone on a week’s loan to solve their goalkeeper shortage.