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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has once again ignored Marcus Rashford, leaving the divisive forward out of the squad for Sunday’s visit of Bournemouth for “selection” reasons.
Rashford was Initially dropped by United’s new boss Before being omitted for last week’s Manchester derby for the midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final against Tottenham Hotspur.
United picked up three points in dramatic fashion against City last weekend, but were beaten 4-3 by Spurs. Even though the cup runs out, Amorim had no regrets About the omission of Rashford, who has publicly expressed his desire for a “new challenge”.
Ahead of Bournemouth’s visit to Old Trafford, Amorim insisted that Rashford trains with the squad and is available. However, for the third game on the spin, England failed to even field a bench of international substitutes, let alone a starting XI.
Amorim said bluntly Sky Sports Rashford was dropped “for similar reasons” in the pre-game and the call was overturned as a matter of “selection”.
The Portuguese coach did not specifically outline why the winger was originally dropped. Amorim will only point to the principles he values after the Manchester derby, Explaining that he makes his choice decisions “Performance in training, performance in games, the way you dress, the way you eat, how you relate to teammates and push teammates” is based on that.
While Rashford was still in United’s lineup – the forward has scored three goals in six appearances under Amorim – reports claim the club have put their academy graduate on hold. for sale.
Asked by Amorim on Sunday Sky Sports Was his team selection influenced by external figures at the club? The head coach gave a stern reply. “No, that’s not possible,” he said. “It’s my decision, and always will be. It’s a choice.
“I want to see my best players, I will try different things with different players.”
Rashford may not be in United’s matchday squad, but he was pictured in the Old Trafford tunnel shortly before kick-off. As Amorim explained, the manager would not have noticed Rashford’s outfit – a black United-branded tracksuit – as the forward posed for a photo with a young fan.
