It has been suggested that technical director Jason Wilcox may have influenced Ruben Amorim’s decision to exclude Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United Outside the Derby squad.
Red Devils boss Amorim surprised fans, pundits and former players by dropping Rashford and Garnacho for Sunday’s crucial clash against Citizen at the Etihad Stadium.
Josco Gvadio gave City a half-time lead in the Manchester derby but United found a way to fight back through Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo Take all three points and win 2-1.
It was only Amorim’s second Premier League win since taking over as United’s new manager in November, but it could go down as a turning point in the club’s recent history.
Rumors have emerged over the past week that Manchester United are ready to sell Rashford in the next few transfer windows if they receive ‘Highest offer’ for England internationalwhile Grenache is also considered Amorim’s “not indispensable”.
Two players who featured in Thursday’s comeback 2-1 win over Vitoria Plzen in the Europa League group stage were shockingly left out of Amorim’s 20-man squad at the Etihad Stadium off the list.
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and CompetitorLaurie Whitwell insists technical director Wilcox – who is likely to take on more responsibilities since Dan Ashworth’s departure – is likely to be keen on Manchester United duo Rashford and Garnacho’s waiver has a say.
whitwell says talk about the devil podcast: “Jason Wilcox is sitting in the middle today [Dave] Brailsford and Sir Jim Ratcliffe today, I thought that might be worth noting.
“Obviously, Dan Ashworth has left. It feels like Jason Wilcox is going to have more of that responsibility. He’s on the training ground every day, watching training every day. So if Ruben Armor “I would be surprised if Lin and Jason Wilcox haven’t had a conversation about this situation.”
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insists Manchester United boss Amorim’s omission of the pair from the squad was a “technical decision”.
Romano in his Youtube channel: “Ruben Amorim decided not to include Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho in the derby squad. So it’s not just the starting line-up, it’s not just the second half that can be substituted player. It was a technical decision from Ruben Amorim, a Manchester United source described it.
Romano added: “Equally important, these may have implications for their future.”
