He may have been given the captain’s armband against Milan but Matteo Darmian is still hoping to quit Manchester United this summer as he does not feel he will play enough first-team football.

Manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed he will allow the Italian to leave in this transfer window but warned they had not had a realistic offer for the full-back and would not let him go cheaply.

Mourinho also praised Darmian’s attitude - which is why he made him captain for the game in Los Angeles on Wednesday - but both men would prefer to part ways before the start of the Premier League campaign.

At the age of 28, Darmian does not want to spend another season offering cover at right-back, particularly following the £19m arrival of young Portuguese defender Diogo Dalot.

And Mourinho would like to free up some room on the wage bill as he continues to wait for a breakthrough in the club’s pursuit of Leicester City’s England international Harry Maguire.

“It was an honour for me to be captain and I’m very happy,” said Darmian. “It was probably because we played against my old team [Milan].