Ruben Amorim claims he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach than Marcus Rashford in astonishing dig at outcasted Man United forward after win at Fulham
Ruben Amorim claims he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach than Marcus Rashford in astonishing dig at outcasted Man United forward after win at Fulham
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Ruben Amorim has aimed an astonishing dig at Marcus Rashford, saying he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital than the unsettled Manchester United star. Rashford hasn’t appeared for the last 11 games amid uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford as talks continue over a loan move to Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona.
![[Ruben Amorim claims he would rather pick goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital than Rashford]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/22/94540337-0-image-m-35_1737929768683.jpg)
Amorim axed Rashford from his squad for the Manchester derby last month over his attitude in training, and the United boss confirmed that is still the reason for the 27-year-old’s absence. ‘It’s always the same reason,’ said Amorim after United’s 1-0 win at Fulham.
![[Man United boss Amorim was speaking after his side's 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday evening]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/22/94540321-0-image-m-37_1737929867879.jpg)
‘The reason is the training. The way I see what a footballer should do in training, in life, every day. If things don’t change, I will not change. ‘You can see it today on the bench. We needed a little bit of pace to change the game to move some pieces, but I prefer it like that.
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Marcus Rashford has been an outcast at Man United since the Manchester derby 11 games ago. Ruben Amorim claims he would rather pick goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital than Rashford. Man United boss Amorim was speaking after his side's 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday evening.
![[Defender Lisandro Martinez (right) came to Man United's rescue by scoring the winner]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/23/94541617-14327775-image-m-3_1737933339894.jpg)
'I will put Vital on before I put a player that doesn’t give the maximum. I will not change in that department.’. Asked if the situation will change if Rashford is still at United after deadline day next week, Amorim added: ‘It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player.’.
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