Marcus Rashford in Manchester United limbo as decisive week looms after Ruben Amorim dig
Marcus Rashford in Manchester United limbo as decisive week looms after Ruben Amorim dig
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The Marcus Rashford situation reached a new crescendo on Sunday night. Following the 1-0 win over Fulham - Rashford’s 11th straight match out of the Manchester United team - manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather give a place on the bench to his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach than to a player who does not give the “maximum” in training. It was a warning to all players, but in response to a question about Rashford.
Why is Rashford still not playing, Amorim was asked. “The reason is training,” he revealed. Just seven days remain before the transfer window ends, and Rashford appears no closer to knowing where he will be by closing time. Last month, Rashford admitted he is “ready for a new challenge”, but added: “When I leave, it’s going to be ‘no hard feelings’. You’re not going to have any negative comments from me about Manchester United.”.
Rashford has been made available for loan this month, but the Red Devils are on a cost-cutting crusade at board level right now and are hopeful of passing some, if not all, of his wages - more than £325,000 a week - onto new employers. It is with this in mind that hearing Amorim’s words in his press conference after the Fulham win felt so strange. The manager called Rashford out for failing to do “what I think a footballer should do in training [and] in life”. Which club will be prepared to stump up his princely wages after such a damning job reference?.
