Amorim fires extraordinary blast at Rashford and says he’d rather put 63-YEAR-OLD coach on Man Utd bench ahead of him
Amorim fires extraordinary blast at Rashford and says he’d rather put 63-YEAR-OLD coach on Man Utd bench ahead of him
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RUBEN AMORIM launched a scathing attack on Marcus Rashford by claiming he would rather name his goalkeeping coach as a Manchester United sub. Rashford was again left out of Amorim’s squad for last night’s win at Fulham, courtesy of Lisandro Martinez’s deflected strike.
![[Ruben Amorim, Manchester United manager, looking down.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/manchester-united-manager-ruben-amorim-966931382.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The boss blasted Rashford’s lack of effort in training and said 63- year-old Jorge Vital would be more deserving of a place on the bench. Asked directly about Rashford's absence, Amorim said: “I’d put Vital on the bench before a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day. I’ll not change in that department.
![[Marcus Rashford in Manchester United training gear.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/manchester-uniteds-marcus-rashford-training-965764633.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“It’s always the same reason. The reason is the training. The way that I see what a footballer should do in training, in life, every day. If things don’t change, I will not change. “Same situation for every player — if you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player.
![[Jorge Vital, Manchester United goalkeeping coach.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/goalkeeping-coach-jorge-vital-manchester-964213551.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“You can see it today on the bench. We needed pace to change the game, to move some pieces — but I prefer it like that.”. Rashford has been a loan target for Borussia Dortmund, Monaco and AC Milan, although he would prefer a move to cash-strapped Barcelona.
![[Marcus Rashford's 2024-25 Manchester United season statistics.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-transfer-auto-2d05232f-c174-4ec7-bf9f-7127d0645daf.png?strip=all&w=960)
He has not played for Amorim since a 2-1 win at Viktoria Plzen on December 12 and has not been in a squad since a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle on December 30. Rashford posted on Instagram after Sunday's win, saying: "Congratulations on the win lads.". Martinez got a deflected 78th-minute winner — lifting United up to 12th.
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