Nicky Butt has called for the rules around youth loans to be revised, arguing that the likes of Manchester United should be able to recall a player if the club they are on loan to sack their manager.



Butt is head of first-team development at United and speaks with the same unflinching commitment to the cause that he displayed while playing in midfield for the club, which is why he feels there are areas for improvement in the modern game — such as allowing players to move at any point in the season.



At present, loan players can only be signed during summer or winter windows, but Butt believes these parameters unnecessarily limit those under the age of 20 from gaining valuable first-team experience. The previous system, altered before the 2016-17 season, enabled clubs in the Football League and below to sign players on emergency loans in two periods outside of regular transfer windows on deals ranging between 28 and 93 days in duration. World governing body FIFA...