Ruben Amorim Again Condemns Marcus Rashford

Ruben Amorim is still marginalizing Marcus Rashford on the Manchester United squad list (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

JAKARTA - Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper Jorge Vital than Marcus Rashford. Except, the less interested striker began to give his best every day in training and life.

The England National Team player was not included in the team for the 11th match in a row by Amorim when Manchester United won 1-0 over Fulham in the Premier League on Monday, January 27, 2025, early morning WIB.

The 27-year-old said last month that he was ready to look for new challenges beyond Old Trafford after being reserved for Manchester United's 2-1 win against Manchester City at Etihad on December 15, 2024.

However, Rashford has so far not been able to find a new club during the January 2025 transfer window.

Although the attackers Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee have scored just one goal since early December 2024, Amorim said he would not return Rashford to the team unless he changed his attitude.

"It's the same, the reason is always the same. The reason is 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 won't change. The situation is the same for every player."

"If you do your best, if you do the right thing, we can use every player."

"You can see him today on the bench, we are missing a bit of speed to go forward and change the game, moving some players."

"However, I prefer that. I will include Jorge Vital before I include a player who doesn't give his best every day. So, I won't change in that," Amorim said when asked why he continued to ignore Rashford.

Meanwhile, an additional three points through Leandro Martinez's single goal at Fulham's headquarters improved a bit of Manchester United's position in the Premier League standings.

Currently, the Red Devils are ranked 12th with a collection of 29 points from 23 matches that have been undertaken.