Ruben Amorim finally confirms why he won’t pick Marcus Rashford for Man Utd

Ruben Amorim finally confirms why he won’t pick Marcus Rashford for Man Utd

Ruben Amorim has opened up on his decision to repeatedly overlook Marcus Rashford and says he would sooner pick Manchester United’s goalkeeper coach than a player who is ‘not giving the maximum every day’.

Rashford, 27, was once again absent in United’s Premier League victory over Fulham on Sunday.

Manchester United were not convincing against Marco Silva’s Fulham’s but secured a much-needed win thanks to Lisandro Martinez’s deflected strike.

Rashford’s last appearance for his boyhood club Manchester United was on December 12.

In United’s next match – a Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium – Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were both left out by Amorim, who hinted he was unhappy with their performances in training.

Garnacho soon returned to the team and has continued to feature despite strong speculation he will leave the club before the January transfer window closes next week.

But Rashford, who has also been the subject of intense transfer speculation, has continued to be overlooked by Amorim, who arrived at Manchester United in November following Erik ten Hag’s sacking.

Asked about Rashford’s absence at Craven Cottage, Amorim said: ‘It’s the same, it’s always the same reason.’ 

Asked to specify the actual ‘reason’ Rashford keeps getting overlooked, Amorim added: ‘The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life, it’s every day, every detail. 

‘So if things don’t change, I will not change. It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player. 

‘You can see it today on the bench, we miss a little bit of pace to go and change the game, move some pieces. 

‘But I prefer it like that. I will put Vital [Man United goalkeeper coaching Jorge Vital] on before I put a player on that don’t give the maximum every day. So I will not change in that department.’ 

Rashford has been at Manchester United since the age of seven, amassing over 400 appearances for the first-team since making his debut in 2026.

The England international enjoyed his most prolific campaign in Ten Hag’s first season in charge but his contributions have fallen away over the last two campaigns.

A few days after being left out of the Manchester derby, Rashford admitted he felt ‘ready for a new challenge’.

A number of domestic and foreign clubs have expressed interest in signing the 27-year-old but his huge wages are proving a stumbling block.

Shortly after Amorim’s latest comments on Rashford, the player took to Instagram to praise his team-mates on their victory over Fulham.

‘Congratulations on the win lads,’ he posted.

Amorim said his team were ‘maybe the worst’ in Manchester United’s 147-year history following a humbling defeat at home to Brighton last weekend.

The Red Devils have responded by beating Rangers in the Europa League and Fulham in the Premier League, moving up to 12th in the English top-flight.

‘That feeling of winning and three points is really important for us,’ Amorim said after the Fulham win. ‘You cannot see a great improvement in the team and that is a fact.

‘But to win helps us to improve. We’ve had some lack of luck in some games. Today, was not the best match but we managed to win.

‘The important thing is I have a clear idea of what I want to do. Sometimes I’m frustrated. We want to play a different style and we are going to play different style in the future.’

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