Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim defended his decision to leave Marcus Rashford out of recent matches, stating that he is focused on what is best for the team.
Manchester United 's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford in Manchester December 22, 2024. — AFP picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeLONDON, Dec 25 — Ruben Amorim has insisted he knows what he’s doing as the Manchester United manager looks to revive the fallen English giants amid a row over the future of Marcus Rashford .
United enjoyed a late comeback win over local rivals Manchester City only to then slump to a 3-0 loss at home to Bournemouth last weekend following a midweek 4-3 League Cup quarter-final defeat by Tottenham. Rashford was omitted from all three of those games, with the 27-year-old, a product of the United youth system, now looking increasingly likely to leave Old Trafford. The struggling England international fuelled speculation about his own future by saying he was “ready for a new challenge” in a midweek interview. But Amorim, speaking ahead of the Boxing Day match away to Wolves, said nothing had changed from his point of view. “Normal situation,” he said. “When I feel that it’s the right moment I will change something. Until then, I will continue to think what is the best for the team.Amorim added Rashford “wants to play, he is trying” but “it’s my decision, only my decision”. “I spoke with a lot of players — individually, during training — so I’m trying to do things... I am doing things my way,” the Portuguese boss said. “And it’s the only way I know.Amorim questioned the “choices” of people surrounding Rashford after omitting him from the Bournemouth match, when Gary Neville said the forward leaving felt like an “inevitable ending”. The former United captain also called it a “distraction for the manager” — something Amorim denied yesterday. “No, I don’t think so,” he sai
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