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Ruben Amorim has told Marcus Rashford he should “speak with the manager” rather than air his grievances publicly after the Manchester United forward hinted he could leave Old Trafford. The 27-year-old was dropped by United boss Amorim for Sunday’s win at Manchester City and responded by saying he was “ready for a new challenge” in an interview on social media. Rashford came through United’s youth ranks and has chalked up 138 goals in 426 appearances for the club since making his debut in 2016.

However, he has lost form over the last 18 months with United and was also axed from England’s Euro 2024 squad.

Rashford has scored just 15 goals in 67 appearances since signing a lucrative new contract 18 months ago, with speculation over his future increasing in recent days.

The forward, who was absent from training on Monday through illness, is set to miss the League Cup quarter-final at Tottenham on Thursday.

Amorim is keen to keep Rashford but he admitted he would have handled the situation differently when he was a player.

“If this was me, probably I will speak with the manager,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

“But, guys, let’s focus on Tottenham. Tottenham is the most important thing.”

Amorim revealed he has yet to speak to Rashford since the interview that threw his United future into doubt.

‘A little bit emotional’

“It’s hard to explain to you guys what I am going to do,” Amorim said. “I am a little bit emotional, so in the moment I will understand what to do.

“I am preparing the game and then we will see. Let’s focus on the team not individual players. That’s it.”

Amorim’s 14-minute press conference featured 16 different questions about Rashford.

It was an indication of the intense media scrutiny Amorim will have to get used to at United after arriving from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag in November.

“It’s a hard situation to comment on,” he said. “If I give a lot of importance, it will have big headlines in the newspaper. 

“If I say it’s not a problem, then my standards are getting low. So, I will deal with that, I understand that. 

“My focus is not to take the attention from the game, from the team, what we did in the last game and put on Marcus.

“What I’m saying is that the team is more important than the individual. We will assess at the right time, let’s focus on the game. That’s all.”

Amorim is determined to concentrate on the Tottenham clash despite the focus on his controversial decision to axe Rashford and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho from the Manchester derby.

Unlike Rashford, Garnacho was pictured with the United squad heading to London for the quarter-final having reacted impressively to his exile.

“Really good, he trained really well,” Amorim said of Garnacho. “He seems a little bit upset with me and that is perfect.

“I was really, really happy because I will do the same in his position and he’s ready for this game.”

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford admitted in an interview on Tuesday that he was “ready for a new challenge” away from Old Trafford. The 27-year-old, who was left out of last weekend’s derby against Manchester City, came through United’s youth ranks and has chalked up 138 goals in 426 appearances for the club since making his debut in 2016. However, he has struggled for form over the last 18 months, losing his place in England’s squad for the Euros in the summer.

“For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps,” Rashford said in the interview with British journalist Henry Winter on social media.

“When I leave it’s going to be ‘no hard feelings’. You’re not going to have any negative comments from me about Manchester United. That’s me as a person.

“If I know that a situation is already bad I’m not going to make it worse.

“I’ve seen how other players have left in the past and I don’t want to be that person. When I leave I’ll make a statement and it will be from me.”

Rashford admitted that being left out of the derby by new coach Ruben Amorim had been “disheartening”.

“It’s disappointing,” he said. “But I’m also someone as I’ve got older, I can deal with setbacks.

“What am I going to do about it? Sit there and cry about it? Or do my best the next time I’m available.”

United have shown a resurgence under Amorim who said on Sunday that Rashford’s absence from the teamsheet, along with Alejandro Garnacho, was “not a disciplinary thing”.

“Next week, next game, new life and they are fighting for the places,” said Amorim after the dramatic 2-1 win over City.

“For me what is important is the performance in training, the performance in game, the way you dress, the way you eat, the way you engage with team-mates and push team-mates.”

Amorim will likely address the forward’s comments in his press conference on Wednesday, ahead of United’s League Cup quarter-final tie with Tottenham.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim gave mixed messages over his decision to leave Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho out of his squad for Sunday’s Manchester derby but insisted there were no disciplinary issues. Eyebrows were raised when both forwards were omitted from the 20-man matchday squad at Manchester City although the decision was ultimately vindicated as a late double gave United a 2-1 win. Rashford played 56 minutes of Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League comeback win against Viktoria Plzen, where Garnacho was introduced as a late substitute.

But rather than feature against neighbours City in the Premier League on Sunday, the pair instead trained at the team’s training ground on Sunday morning.

Asked about his decision after the match at the Etihad, Amorim was firm that the decision was “not a disciplinary thing”, though he did allude to standards he expects at Old Trafford.

“Next week, next game, new life and they are fighting for the places,” he said.

“For me what is important is the performance in training, the performance in game, the way you dress, the way you eat, the way you engage with teammates and push teammates.

“Everything is important in our context, the beginning of something when we want to change a lot of things, when people in our club are losing their jobs. We have to put our standards really high, and for that they have to fight for their place in their team.

“Today we proved we can leave anybody out of the squad and you can manage to win if you play together.”

Amorim said he would be honest if there had been a disciplinary problem with any of his players.

“There are small details, there are some things that need to change,” the former Sporting Lisbon boss said.

“It is not a disciplinary thing, it’s the performance in training and in game and then I have to choose players.

“Jonny Evans did everything right and he was also at home. He is very important for us. If it was disciplinary I will say that here and it will be a bigger problem, but it was not that.

“Today they worked hard, they trained really hard. It’s a new week, new life, let’s see for the next one.”

A United source told the PA news agency that Garnacho’s absence had nothing do with allegations about team leaks.

Asked about those apparent leaks, Amorim said: “I know that story but I don’t know. I think it’s impossible to fix nowadays because there are a lot of people in the club, players talk with agents, you can talk with a friend, it’s hard to know.

“It’s not a good thing but let’s move on to the next one and if they find the next starting XI.”

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Manchester United gave manager Erik ten Hag some breathing space with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday thanks to goals from Matthijs de Ligt, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho. However, United had to ride out an early Southampton storm and the outcome could have been vastly different had Andre Onana not saved Cameron Archer’s penalty at 0-0. De Ligt’s first United goal and Rashford’s first for six months quickly flipped momentum in the visitors’ favour just before half-time. Southampton’s woes were compounded when captain Jack Stephens was sent-off 11 minutes from time for a wild challenge on Garnacho, who rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.

Saints remain without a point from four games on their return to the Premier League, while United’s second win of the season lifts them up to eighth.

Ten Hag began the campaign already under scrutiny after surviving an internal review of his position in May following an eighth-place finish in the Premier League last season.

Back-to-back defeats before the international break to Brighton and Liverpool had ramped up the pressure even more on the Dutchman and the Red Devils had to ride their luck early on at St. Mary’s.

Ten Hag dropped Casemiro to the bench after his nightmare showing in the 3-0 defeat to Liverpool, but new signing Manuel Ugarte also had to wait for his debut as a second-half substitute.

United still struggled to control midfield in the opening quarter and were indebted to Onana’s penalty save as a turning point in the game.

A failure to make the most of some promising build-up play has been the story of Southampton’s their return to the top flight.

Teenager Tyler Dibling caught the eye on his first Premier League start and his trickery lured Diogo Dalot into a rash challenge inside the area.

But Archer’s spot-kick lacked conviction and Onana parried his attempt before easily clutching the striker’s follow-up header at the second attempt.

Just two minutes later, United led as De Ligt put a difficult week with the Dutch national team behind him to open his account.

The former Bayern Munich centre-back was subbed off at half-time by Ronald Koeman after errors that led to two German goals in a 2-2 Nations League draw in Amsterdam.

De Ligt rose to fame at Ajax under Ten Hag, who was rewarded for his faith in the 25-year-old after starting him ahead of Harry Maguire.

A short corner caught Southampton napping and Bruno Fernandes’ cross perfectly picked out De Ligt to head into the bottom corner.

Saints brought in Aaron Ramsdale from Arsenal on the final day of the transfer window to boost their chances of survival and the England goalkeeper did at least keep the score down.

Rashford’s much-needed goal was momentarily delayed by a fine Ramsdale save at his near post.

However, Rashford’s wait since March to get on the scoresheet came to an end on 41 minutes when his low strike from outside the box curled into the far corner.

Ramsdale denied De Ligt a second before half-time as United threatened to run riot.

But the second period was far more sedate as the visitors comfortably held Southampton at bay before the home side’s frustration bubbled over.

Stephens’ unneccessary lunge caught Garnacho on the knee and was rightly punished with a straight red card.

The Argentine then rubbed salt in Southampton wounds with a thumping finish from Dalot’s cross in the 96th minute.

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