Rio Ferdinand claims he would threaten to SUE Ruben Amorim if Man Utd boss made Rashford-style comments about him
Rio Ferdinand claims he would threaten to SUE Ruben Amorim if Man Utd boss made Rashford-style comments about him
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MANCHESTER UNITED legend Rio Ferdinand said he would threaten to sue manager Ruben Amorim if he talked about him the same way he did with Marcus Rashford. Rashford, 27, has not played for United since December 12, with Amorim, 40, leaving him out of the squad for every game since apart from one, in which he was an unused substitute.
![[Rio Ferdinand speaking into a microphone at a soccer game.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-25-league-phase-md7-966346201.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The star forward was once again omitted on Sunday when Man Utd won 1-0 at Fulham and the Portuguese tactician was then quizzed about the player's situation at Old Trafford. The ex-Sporting Lisbon boss stated he would prefer to have 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital on his bench ahead of the out-of-favour England international.
![[Ruben Amorim, manager of Manchester United, at Craven Cottage.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/spp-sport-press-photo-alamy-967134378.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
Amorim said: “The reason [why Rashford is not playing] is the training, what I think a footballer should do in training, in life and every day. "I will put [in] Vital before I put [in] a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day.”. Ferdinand, 46, insists he would be furious if a manager ever spoke about him like that.
![[Marcus Rashford in a Manchester United jersey.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/manchester-uniteds-marcus-rashford-premier-966939386_080067.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The ex-England international is adamant he would hold a press conference to bash those claims, if they were indeed baseless. The popular pundit even suggested he would sue the head coach for questioning his "effort" if he was in Rashford's shoes. Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, the former United defender said: “If it isn’t true and it was me he said that about, I am coming out all guns blazing.
![[Marcus Rashford's Manchester United 2024-25 EPL stats.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-transfer-auto-c0ddf4ee-0aa2-4b53-a5f1-b51eea53de8e-1.webp?strip=all&w=960)
