Ruben Amorim: Man Utd a better team with Marcus Rashford – but he has to change
Ruben Amorim: Man Utd a better team with Marcus Rashford – but he has to change
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Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United need a player like Marcus Rashford but says the forward “has to change” and meet his standards to have a future at Old Trafford. Seven speculation-filled weeks have passed since the 27-year-old last played for his boyhood club in the Europa League trip to Viktoria Plzen.
Rashford’s wait for an appearance continues when United head to the continent for the first time since then to round off the new-look group phase away to FCSB on Thursday. The forward trained with his team-mates on the eve of the match but was omitted from the 21-man squad seeking to avoid a play-off tie and secure a last-16 spot in Romania.
“Again, guys, the situation is the same for every player,” Amorim said as Wednesday night’s pre-match press conference started with a question about Rashford. “The last time I talked about that in the last game (against Fulham on Sunday), my sentence was that I will not put (in) any player that don’t give the maximum.
“I didn’t say I will not put Marcus Rashford (in), so it’s the same situation. “When I feel that it is the right moment, I will put any player to play and, I will say it again, we are a better team with Marcus Rashford. And that is clear – he is a big talent.
We are a better team with Marcus Rashford. And that is clear – he is a big talent. “But until the right moment, I will not change my mind. That’s all, and it’s always the same answer.”. Amorim continued to be pressed about Rashford in Bucharest as Monday’s transfer deadline edges closer.
