Ruben Amorim's real reason for axing Marcus Rashford and what's been said in private
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Ruben Amorim has reportedly been left unimpressed with Marcus Rashford in training which has led the forward to be frozen out of the Manchester United squad. The England international got off to the perfect start under Amorim, scoring inside two minutes against Ipswich in the Portuguese's first game in charge last month. He made that three goals in three games with a double against Everton, before falling dramatically down the pecking order at Old Trafford.
Earlier this month Rashford announced that he's ready to leave his boyhood club in a surprise statement. The revelation came after he was left out of the squad in United's 2-1 win victory over Manchester City. He has since been absent for the matchday squads for the defeats against both Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth last weekend.
According to the Daily Star, Amorim has refused to involve Rashford due to his poor performances in training. It is also claimed that Amorim has told Rashford he will not be recalled to the squad until his attitude improves. The Portuguese boss has not publicly discussed the 27-year-old's attitude as the reason for his axing from the squad. He has instead focused on his performances in training and admitted that it's not up to par if he wants to fight his way back into the team.
After explaining why he left Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho out of the squad for the Manchester derby, Amorim said: "It is important the performance in training, the performance in games, the way you dress, the way you eat, the way you engage with your team-mates, the way you push your team-mates.".
