Ruben Amorim doubles down on brutal Marcus Rashford dig with fresh swipe at Man Utd star

Marcus Rashford has not featured successful United's past 12 games and was not portion of the 21-man squad that flew to Bucharest for Thursday night's last Europa League radical crippled against FCSB

Ruben Amorim says his determination to exile Marcus Rashford is "not personal" - but has warned the striker helium indispensable alteration to person a aboriginal astatine Manchester United.

Rashford has not featured successful United's past 12 games and was not portion of the 21-man squad that flew to Bucharest for Thursday night's last Europa League radical crippled against FCSB.

The 27-year-old striker is exploring options for a indebtedness determination earlier Monday's transportation deadline, with Barcelona his favoured option, though helium volition person to instrumentality a deed connected his £315,000-a-week wages for that determination to happen.

But Amorim insisted the lone crushed Rashford continues to beryllium omitted is due to the fact that helium is not grooming good capable - alternatively than due to the fact that of a fall-out betwixt the pair.

"With our squad and the illustration of the players, ideate with a endowment similar Rashford, our squad should beryllium truthful overmuch better," said Rashford. "But helium has to change.

"If helium changes, we volition usage a endowment similar Rashford, but astatine this infinitesimal we person to acceptable immoderate standards. We are waiting for Marcus if helium wants it truly badly. It’s not idiosyncratic against Marcus - I person to marque the aforesaid rules for everybody.

"It's the aforesaid for immoderate player. Rashford is not selected, that is my choice. He's training, he's not bully enough, that's what I archer you.

"The concern is the aforesaid for each player. I talked astir it successful the past game. My condemnation was that I volition not enactment immoderate subordinate connected the transportation who does not springiness the maximum. I did not accidental [just] Marcus.

"We are a amended squad with Marcus, that is clear. He is simply a large talent, but until it is the close moment, I volition not alteration my mind."

A triumph for United connected Thursday nighttime volition warrant a spot successful the past 16 of the Europa League, portion a gully whitethorn inactive beryllium bully capable for them to debar a two-leg play-off necktie to corroborate their spot successful the knockout stage.

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