Gary Neville hails Ruben Amorim for axing 'moping' Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho in lengthy rant… but insists he wants the Man United pair 'to come back stronger'
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Gary Neville has challenged 'moping' Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to 'come back stronger' after their Manchester derby snub. Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim made a bold call to leave both of his star wingers out of his matchday squad entirely for the trip to Manchester United.
In the end Amorim was vindicated as United produced a stunning come-from-behind win in the final moments to defeat City 2-1 to make it eight defeats in 11 games for their local rivals. But the talking point post match remained on the axing of Rashford and Garnacho and Neville believes the decision to leave both out was the right one.
'I don't know about their long term future,' Neville told Sky Sports, 'but what is really clear is that [Amorim] mentioned engaging with team-mates, he's mentioned standards. He's giving us clues, in fact, emphatic clues, about the last few days that they're moping and not doing their bit around the training ground.
'It's standards in training and he's thought "no, I'm not having it, I'm not accepting it". Good on him. . 'For far too long we've seen players mope around that pitch and still continue to get a game or on the bench. No. It's got to be non-negotiable. If you don't give your all in your job, you're gone, you're out. That's it.'.
Rashford watched from home and has since broken his silence on his Instagram page, while Garnacho has remained tight-lipped on his social media about being left out. Amorim made it plain that standards need to be met and any player that falls below them will not be tolerated.
