JAKARTA - Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney said he had told Marcus Rashford had to leave Old Trafford because the situation was embarrassing.

Rashford has been dropped in the last 11 games from Manchester United's squad list by Manager Ruben Amorim.

The Portuguese coach even confirmed that he was better off playing 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital than Rashford.

Amoritism also later stated that Rashford should change if he wants to play for the club again.

That situation left Rooney, Manchester United's all-time leading goalscorer who has played with Rashford for his club and country, confident that it's time for the 27-year-old to move because he's no longer the same.

"I've spoken to Marcus several times. I've conveyed to him my thoughts and opinions."

"I said you have to leave the football club because whatever happens in his life and whatever happens at Manchester United, he's not the same anymore. It's not him."

"So, I told him, to start a new one. He had to leave the club. The fact that your manager left and said that you didn't train properly was crazy."

"With Marcus, it's been going on for two years and it's sad. It's really sad," Rooney, who was recently fired as Plymouth Argyle's manager, told The Overlap.

Although Rashford has voiced his wish for a new challenge, he has not been able to find a new port in the winter exchange. The transfer window closed on Monday, February 3, 2025.

Rooney, who has a son in Manchester United's academy team, further tells how Rashford is no longer respected for his behavior.

"I went to Carrington (the Manchester United training ground) on Sunday (January 26, 2025) to take my kids to the game day. Marcus is on the training ground with the fitness coach."

"However, he was right near where parents walked for kids' games. I told him and thought how embarrassing it was for him as his parents walked through him."

"I was surprised when (Rashford's training problem) started more than two years ago, but now it's no longer," Rooney said.

Amorism Often Reminds Rashford

Previously, Ruben Amorim said that he had repeatedly warned Rashford to change.

The 40-year-old coach often reprimanded Marcus Rashford by telling reporters that his attitude was always the same as that of Rashford, which had to change if he wanted to return to the squad.

Amorim telah mengeluarkan Rashford dari tim selama 11 pertandingan berturut-turut sejak kemenangan 2-1 terhadap Viktoria Plzen di Liga Europa (12 Desember 2024), dimulai dengan kemenangan derby Manchester melawan Manchester City.

"Our team, you can look at our team and imagine the profiles of the players. Now imagine a talent like Rashford."

"Our team should have been much better with Rashford. However, this Rashford, he has to change."

"If he changes, we would be very happy to put a talent like Rashford (in the squad)."

"We need it. However, right now, I think it's very clear that we have to set some standards. We're waiting for Marcus if he really wants to (play)," Amorim said on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, ahead of the Europa League match.

The Portuguese coach later denied any personal rift between himself and Rashford.

"That's all that happens. You're trying to make something personal, I'm not against Marcus."

"I just have to make the same rules for everyone. For me, it's very simple, the answer is always the same," said Amorim.

Rashford continues to be linked with his move from Old Trafford. ESPN reported last week that its representatives held face-to-face talks with Barcelona about a possible move before the transfer deadline.

The negotiations discussed the striker's loan until the end of the season after AC Milan preferred to recruit Kyle Walker from Manchester City.


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