Gary Neville has claimed that Marcus Rashford needs to leave Manchester United in January and labelled him a 'distraction'. Rashford has been frozen out under new United boss Ruben Amorim, who has omitted the star from his last three matchday squads. After missing out on the Manchester derby, Rashford was also absent for the Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham. He has now been omitted from the squad for the Premier League game at home to Bournemouth.
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Neville initially thought it was unlikely that Rashford would leave United in January but stressed that such a scenario is now becoming increasingly likely. Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville said: 'If you'd said to me seven or eight days ago whether Rashford could leave in January, I'd say no chance.
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'One thing in the past with players at a big club, if you're talking to me about it every single week, it becomes a distraction for the manager and the focal point of the press conference, that's when it does become obvious they have to leave.'. Gary Neville has claimed that Manchester United star Marcus Rashford needs to leave the club.
Neville labelled Rashford, who has been left out of the last three squads, as a distraction. Rashford has seemingly been frozen out under new United manager Ruben Amorim. Neville added that if Rashford did depart then it could benefit both him and United, citing the examples of Jadon Sancho and Scott McTominay who seem more settled elsewhere.
