Manchester United’s Ruben Amorim and Marcus Rashford (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has given the perfect response to Marcus Rashford hinting he wants to leave Old Trafford.
The Portuguese tactician has endured a difficult start to life at United, inheriting a struggling team from Erik ten Hag and now having to deal with star player Rashford, who basically Confirmed that he wanted to leave.
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Amorim nevertheless dealt with questions about Rashford well, saying he would like to see the England international stay while also challenging him to win by giving his best in training own position in the team.
See below two key quotes from Amorim, paraphrased by Fabrizio Romano on X…
? Ruben Amorim on Garnacho and Rashford’s upcoming games: ‘If they train well, we have to make a choice’.
“I expect the best from every player every day.” pic.twitter.com/I1NZ83QY9u
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 18, 2024
? Amorim said of Rashford: “Manchester United needs good talents, and he is a good talent, so he just needs to perform at the highest level. This is my focus.”
“I just want to help Marcus. We are better together with Marcus”.
“I’m going to try different things to push Marcus to the best level he has performed in the past”. pic.twitter.com/pYx4iT3Pqp
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 18, 2024
Amorim undoubtedly faces a huge challenge in getting Rashford to his best again, but perhaps we shouldn’t rule it out just yet.
After all, the 27-year-old was a world-class talent in his day and was in fine form in 2022/23, but he suffered an unexpected slump last season and that has continued into this season.
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Rashford has made it clear he sees his future away from Manchester United, henry winter Yesterday he said he felt it was time for a change.
“Personally, I’m ready for the new challenge and the next step,” Rashford said.
“I won’t feel ‘sad’ when I leave. You won’t get any negative comments from me about Manchester United. This is who I am. I will always be popular.
“If I knew a situation was already bad I wouldn’t make it worse. I’ve seen other players leave in the past but I don’t want to be that person. When I leave I will make a statement, This will be published by myself.”
One would imagine that many top clubs will now be wary of Rashford, who may just need a new club and new surroundings to help him rediscover his best form.
