Rashford won’t play for Man United until he improves – Amorim

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has suggested he would rather give a place on the bench to his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach than Marcus Rashford due to a perceived lack of effort from the England international.

Rashford has been omitted from the matchday squad for six consecutive matches and was once again absent for Sunday’s 1-0 win at Fulham.

“It’s always the same reason – the training, the way I see a footballer should do in life. It’s every day, every detail,” said Amorim when asked why Rashford was not available.

“If things don’t change, I will not change. It’s the same situation for every player, if you do the maximum and right things we can use every player. You can see on the bench we miss a bit of pace on the bench, but I would put [Manchester United goalkeeper coach Jorge] Vital before a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day.”

Sources close to Rashford have insisted that the 27-year-old has no issues with Amorim and is willing to play for the club again. However, potential moves to AC Milan and Barcelona have been hampered by various factors.

Amorim has endured a challenging start to life as Manchester United manager, with the team struggling to find consistency. Sunday’s narrow victory at Fulham provided a much-needed boost, but the Portuguese manager acknowledged the need for significant improvement.

“Not a great game and you can feel it, no great chances,” said Amorim. “We tried to control the game, tried to play our game but we need to improve a lot with the ball.”