Marcus Rashford dropped a bombshell last week by revealing that he’s ready to leave Manchester United, but Ruben Amorim has suggested that the player’s advisors were behind the decision to go public
Ruben Amorim on Marcus Rashford’s future
Want-away Marcus Rashford has posted on social media for the first time since confirming that he’s ready to leave Manchester United.
Rashford, 27, is eager for a ‘new challenge’ and hasn’t been included in United’s squad for their last three matches. New boss Ruben Amorim insists that the decision is entirely down to him, despite reports that the Old Trafford hierarchy had decided to put him up for sale before he was first dropped.
The forward hasn’t posted on social media since he made the trip to his old primary school, Button Lane, to hand out Christmas presents last week. It was then when he revealed his plans to leave United after 20 years at his boyhood club, having spent nine seasons in the first-team.
Now Rashford has posted again, sharing an image of himself alongside family members and loved ones ahead of Christmas Day. “Family time,” he wrote as the caption. “Happy Christmas everyone.”
Rashford’s post comes after Amorim questioned if it was really the 27-year-old’s idea to go public about wanting to leave United. The Red Devils manager told Sky Sports: “Of course it is a hard situation.
“But I understand that this kind of player, they have a lot of people around them making some choices that are sometimes not the first idea from the player. So I understand, I can separate things. I am always here for helping Marcus as another player. And they have to do what they have to do.
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“I say they chose to do that interview, because it’s not just Marcus, and I understand that. As a coach I am just focussed on the performance, the way he trains. And the rest, I think it is better for me and the club to deal with that when the time comes.
“At the moment I am just focussed on improving Marcus. We need a lot in this moment the talented guys like Marcus and I forget for now the interview. I just see what I see on the pitch.”
Rashford is unlikely to feature away at Wolves on Boxing Day, as 13th-placed United bid to turn their fortunes around following a torrid first half of the season. Amorim’s side slumped to an embarrassing 3-0 loss at home to Bournemouth on Sunday, missing the chance to win back-to-back Premier League games for the first time this term.
The winter transfer window opens on January 1.
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