Ruben Amorim explains shock decision to drop Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho for Manchester derby
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Amorim said the decision to drop both players from his squad was based on an ‘evaluation’ of several factors. Ruben Amorim has explained why Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were dropped from his Manchester United squad to face Manchester City in the derby, with the Portuguese manager revealing it was not purely a footballing decision.
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Rashford and Garnacho were surprise omissions from Amorim’s team to take on Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad, with both players having featured in the win at Viktoria Plzen on Thursday. Amorim confirmed that neither player is injured, adding that both Rashford and Garnacho trained at Carrington on Sunday morning while the first team prepared for the trip to the Etihad.
Speaking to Sky Sports before the Premier League clash, as the Portuguese boss looks to avoid a third league defeat in a row, Amorim confirmed the decision to drop Rashford and Garnacho was based on a variety of reasons, including off-field matters. Explaining his biggest decision as Manchester United manager yet, he said: “Selection. We try to evaluate everything: training, performance, game performance, engagement with the team-mates, pushing the team-mates up. Everything is on the line when we analyse and try to choose the players, so that is my selection. Simple.
