Marcus Rashford latest as Ruben Amorim offers update ahead of Bournemouth fixture
Marcus Rashford latest as Ruben Amorim offers update ahead of Bournemouth fixture
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Amorim stood by his decision to leave Rashford at home as United were knocked out of the Carabao Cup. Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said Marcus Rashford’s situation has not changed and he remains available for selection ahead of this weekend’s game against Bournemouth.
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Amorim left Rashford out of United’s squad for the 4-3 defeat at Tottenham in the Carabao Cup after the 27-year-old declared he was ready for a “new challenge” away from the club. Amorim explained that Rashford was left at home on “selection” grounds and - if nothing has changed - it appears as if the forward is unlikely to return ahead of the visit of Bournemouth to Old Trafford on Sunday.
The United manager stood by his decision to omit Rashford after his team’s quarter-final exit but the Portuguese maintained he has not been dropped for disciplinary reasons and remains available for selection. “Of course,” Amorim said after the defeat to Tottenham on Thursday night. “It’s the same thing. It will be the same thing [against Bournemouth].”.
Amorim had used his pre-match press conference on Wednesday to declare Rashford a “big talent” and said United were better with the forward, who is under contract until 2028, at the club. Rashford was left out of United’s squad for the 2-1 win at Manchester City on Sunday and told the journalist Henry Winter on Tuesday that he was prepared to leave after 20 years at his boyhood club.
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