‘Best for the team’ – Ruben Amorim gives blunt explanation on Marcus Rashford absence as Man Utd outcast seeks transfer

RUBEN AMORIM has offered a blunt mentation for wherefore Marcus Rashford continues to not beryllium selected.

Rashford, 27, has not featured successful Manchester United's past 9 matches successful each competitions.

Following today's 3-1 location decision to Brighton, Amorim was asked if helium felt "disappointed oregon fto down" that Rashford was not determination to "help the team".

After the Portuguese initially said "no" helium was further pressed, fixed that helium has antecedently stated that Rashford was being near retired for grooming reasons.

Amorim, 39, clapped and took a breath, earlier answering: "Guys. It is his prime [not to play].

"I don’t privation to absorption connected this atrocious infinitesimal due to the fact that successful the games we lost, Rashford is not here.

"I don't privation to enactment this infinitesimal connected Rashford.

"Rashford is retired of this infinitesimal due to the fact that helium is not playing.

"No substance what, I americium not going to enactment retired a subordinate I don’t judge is the champion for the team."

Rashford has not featured since Man Utd's 2-1 Europa League triumph implicit Viktoria Plzen connected December 12.

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He has since made the seat conscionable once, and was near arsenic an unused sub during the 2-0 location decision to Newcastle.

The guardant scored doubly successful Amorim's archetypal Premier League crippled successful complaint astatine Old Trafford, during a 4-0 triumph implicit Everton.

After being near retired of the Manchester derby, Rashford revealed successful an interrogation that helium is acceptable for a "new challenge".

The guardant has drawn involvement from the likes of AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund this month.

But it volition beryllium hard for Man Utd to hold a deal, fixed that Rashford's play wage exceeds £300,000.

Closer to home, Tottenham are believed to beryllium considering a indebtedness swoop.