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Ruben Amorim showed Marcus Rashford that he no longer counts on him seriously because he was not in the squad at all in the city derby between City and United. There is already speculation that Rashford wants to leave Old Trafford, but the options he has for the January transfer window are much worse than he had hoped.
The English footballer has not been at a satisfactory level for several seasons, which causes frustration among fans. Although in 2015 he appeared as the great hope of Manchester United, Rashford's form recently has been far from ideal, so the Englishman obviously has to change the midfield.
With the arrival of Amor, Rashford managed to return to form as he played quite well in the previous matches, but then came a shock before the match between City and United when it was confirmed that the English striker was not in the squad at all. Amorim decided that he will not count on Rashford in the city derby, and stated that only players who showed great desire and motivation in training were in the squad, which was clearly not the case with Rashford.
Besides Rashford, the young Alejandro Garnacho was also not in the team. Many ask the question whether the adventure for the Argentine is over.
Of course, there were speculations that Rashford wants to leave Manchester United already in January because it became clear to everyone that the Englishman is not satisfied with his status in this club. It was speculated that Rashford is being followed by many clubs, and PSG and Barcelona are said to stand out the most.
However, the English media claim that this is not true at all. PSG denied that they wanted to bring Rashford in January, while Barcelona never even showed a desire to bring the English striker to their ranks. The media in England write that Rashford's choice for January is not at all what he hoped because he expected to have several options on the table. , and supposedly at the end the book fell to two letters.
Rashford thus has only two options that he didn't even want to consider earlier, but obviously he has no choice. The first is to leave the club and continue his career elsewhere, but the only problem is that he has offers from Saudi Arabia. Rashford does not want to go to Saudi Arabia at this stage of his career, which is why he will probably choose the second option. It means staying at Manchester United and fighting for a place in this team.
English media reports that it seems clear that Rashford will not leave United this winter and that he is ready to prove to Amorim that he deserves a place in the Red Devils' squad. In the current part of the season, Rashford has played 24 games for Manchester United, where he scored seven goals and added three more assists.
The child of Manchester United is determined to show the Portuguese expert that he deserves another chance at this club. Amorim did not talk about Rashford or his departure, but there are indications that this story could have an end.
Ruben Amorim explains his decision
The former coach of Sporting stressed in an interview with the media after the match with City that during the decision of who will be part of the team, he takes into account many factors. Amorim does not want to have players in the team who are not focused and determined to achieve success. He pays attention even to the communication of the players with others, their efforts in training, and the way they eat.
The young coach wants to change many things within the team, acknowledging that it is time for United to return to the old paths of glory.
"We try to evaluate everything - training, performance, game performance, engagement with the teammates, push the teammates up. Everything is on the line when we analyse and try to choose the players, so it was my selection. Simple. I don't want to send a message (to the dressing room with this). It's simply an evaluation, and they know it. The players are really, really smart and so everybody understands my decision and I have to choose. It's just a simple selection. Of course, the context is difficult - we have to win games and we have a difficult situation now. But, like I said, I pay attention to everything - the way you eat, the way you put on your clothes to go the game. Everything." - Ruben Amorim said.
We will be monitoring the situation closely and see where things go. We look forward to an exciting continuation of the season.
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