Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has insisted that Marcus Rashford's continued exile from the first team will not be affected by the club's results.
Another game for United led to another overlook for Rashford and, as Wolverhampton Wanderers happily pointed out, another defeat. The Red Devils were well beaten in A A 2-0 loss at Molineux Stadium on Boxing Day Bruno Fernandes was sent off before goals from Matthew Cunha and Hwang Hee Chan.
Rashford He was excluded for the fourth match in a row. Shortly after being left out of the Manchester derby earlier this month, the England international revealed his desire to…New challengeAmorim has not returned to the striker since then, rather vaguely explaining his continued absence as a result of his behavior behind the scenes in training.
United snatched a last-minute win over City without Rashford, but have since been beaten by Tottenham Hotspur, Bournemouth and Liverpool. Recently wolves.
With his side sitting in 14th place with almost half of the season played, Amorim refused to get carried away when it came to signing Rashford. If anything, he doubled down on his decision.
“It's always the same reason it's going to happen,” the Portuguese coach declared defiantly. “We have to be the same professionals, the same people, whether we win or lose. When we lose, I have to be stronger. I will continue with my idea until the end.”
When asked if Rashford had done anything in training to change Amorim's mind, he replied united The president answered frankly: “If he is not here, you can make up your mind.”
Suspension rather than selection would deprive Amorim of its leader Fernandez In United's next match. After picking up his third red card of the season for two unnecessary yellow cards at Molineux, the captain will miss the visit of Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday.
Unless he does something dramatic over the next four days, Rashford is likely to join Fernandes on the sidelines. As Amorim told the BBC Today's match“I just do what I think is best for the team.”
