Ruben Amorim has warned Marcus Rashford that he will remain exiled until he meets the expectations of a Manchester United player.
Rashford has been left out of the team for the past three games against Manchester City, Tottenham, and Bournemouth.
Amorim has insisted that his exclusion is due to his training performances rather than Rashford’s statement in the interview that he wishes to leave the team. The United head coach stated that he is content to keep the 27-year-old out of action until the problem is resolved.
“When I feel that it is the right moment, I will change something until then I will continue to think about what is best for the team,” Amorim responded when asked about Rashford’s predicament.
“I speak with him every day, not about the interview but about the performance. “I make the choice. He desires to participate. He is making an effort. Only I have the power to decide. My goal is to accomplish things my way. The only way I can be certain that I will not lose myself if I don’t do that is by doing that. I am aware of what I’m doing.
On Boxing Day, United takes on Wolves following consecutive losses to Tottenham and Bournemouth.
“Be the best that he can be,” Amorim responded when asked what Rashford must do in order to be considered for a return at Molineux.
“If you have great abilities, big performance, big responsibility, at this moment, some players have bigger responsibility because they have been here for a long time, a few people pose a significant risk. So this might be at least second in our club. So we must face it and be strong at this moment. I need that for each member of the group.”
Since Rashford was cut from the Manchester Derby squad, Amorim’s news conferences have been inundated with questions about him.
However, he claims that the England forward is not becoming a problem, noting that players and staff “understand” his viewpoint.
“It’s not [a distraction] for me,” Amorim stated.
‘Not for the other players because everyone attends training every day, they understand. That’s the crucial point. “I can’t control the media or other people. “But I’m incredibly focused, and they know; I’m so clear in my message that everyone in Carrington understands what I’m saying and what I expect from Marcus and everyone else. So it isn’t a distraction for us; perhaps it is for the media, but that’s not my problem.