For a man who knew what was coming next, Ruben Amorim seemed remarkably cheerful when he sat down at Carrington yesterday morning. A smile for the cameras, a wave to a friendly Portuguese reporter he recognised at the back of the room, and then straight down to business.
![[Rashford gave an interview where he said he is 'ready for a new challenge and the next steps']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/23/93295649-14207655-image-a-25_1734563630969.jpg)
Question one, Marcus Rashford. Question two, Marcus Rashford — and so on. Alejandro Garnacho and Mason Mount got a brief look-in, and Amorim was asked once about the problem of his line-ups being leaked. Otherwise, there was only one show in town and it certainly wasn’t tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final at Tottenham.
![[It came after Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho (right) were left out of United's matchday squad for last weekend's Manchester derby against arch-rivals City by the Portuguese coach]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/23/93295715-14207655-image-a-26_1734563633075.jpg)
Rashford was always going to dominate the agenda from the moment an interview with United’s disillusioned star appeared on social media on Tuesday evening, in which he admitted he is ‘ready for a new challenge and the next steps’ in his career. If his comments blindsided the club and Amorim then the new head coach did not look too ruffled when he walked into the training ground ready to field the inevitable barrage of questions.
![[Amorim did admit he regretted Rashford airing his thoughts publicly instead of speaking to him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/23/93295645-14207655-image-a-28_1734563656827.jpg)
Ruben Amorim acquitted himself well when pressed on Marcus Rashford's Man United future. Rashford gave an interview where he said he is 'ready for a new challenge and the next steps'. It came after Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho (right) were left out of United's matchday squad for last weekend's Manchester derby against arch-rivals City by the Portuguese coach.
![[His move to drop Rashford was emboldened by United's dramatic 2-1 win against City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/23/93295779-14207655-image-a-27_1734563645734.jpg)
