Ruben Amorim doubles down on brutal Marcus Rashford dig with fresh swipe at Man Utd star
Ruben Amorim doubles down on brutal Marcus Rashford dig with fresh swipe at Man Utd star
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Ruben Amorim says his decision to exile Marcus Rashford is "not personal" - but has warned the striker he must change to have a future at Manchester United. Rashford has not featured in United's last 12 games and was not part of the 21-man squad that flew to Bucharest for Thursday night's final Europa League group game against FCSB.
The 27-year-old striker is exploring options for a loan move before Monday's transfer deadline, with Barcelona his favoured option, although he will have to take a hit on his £315,000-a-week wages for that move to happen. But Amorim insisted the only reason Rashford continues to be omitted is because he is not training well enough - rather than because of a fall-out between the pair.
"With our team and the profile of the players, imagine with a talent like Rashford, our team should be so much better," said Rashford. "But he has to change. "If he changes, we will use a talent like Rashford, but at this moment we have to set some standards. We are waiting for Marcus if he wants it really badly. It’s not personal against Marcus - I have to make the same rules for everybody.
"It's the same for any player. Rashford is not selected, that is my choice. He's training, he's not good enough, that's what I tell you. "The situation is the same for every player. I talked about it in the last game. My sentence was that I will not put any player on the pitch who does not give the maximum. I did not say [just] Marcus.
