Ruben Amorim has provided a stern update regarding the absence of both Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho against Manchester City.
The Portuguese gaffer secured his first Premier League Manchester Derby win at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon. Josko Gvardiol gave the crestfallen champions a first-half lead.
Heading into the dying embers of the game, Manchester United secured a famous victory thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo.
However, many Red Devils supporters were curious to know why Rashford and Garnacho were both missing from the matchday squad.
On Monday, Amorim provided an update and strongly insisted that the duos absence was nothing at all to do with ill-discipline. As many would have previously suspected.
Ruben Amorim On Marcus Rashford And Alejandro Garnacho
🚨 What’s next for Garnacho and Rashford? Amorim: “New week, new life, if they train well they will compete for a place in the team”.
“We need Rashford and Garna. It was NOT a disciplinary thing. We have to improve out standards inside and outside the pitch”. pic.twitter.com/pNcUcbPAAo
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 16, 2024
“Finish one game, start a new week. New week is new life, if they train well they will compete for a place in the team. They are playing because they are talented, we need Rashford and Garnacho in our team,” Amorim said.
“Next week, they can be back…if they train well like the others. It’s not the same for everyone. They will play or be on the bench. It was not a disciplinary thing. We have to improve out standards inside and outside the pitch.
“It’s not a disciplinary thing, it’s just the performances in training, the performance in games and then I’ve to choose players. It’s as simple as that.”
Since Amorim’s first game in charge against Ipswich Town, Rashford had featured in every game and netted three times. Garnacho had also played a part in every game and has gotten on the scoresheet once.
Only time will tell of the attacking pair are included in the matchday squad against Tottenham in the EFL Cup quarter-final on Thursday.
Ahead of the clash, the best football betting sites in the UK price the Red Devils at 7/4. Spurs are available at 11/8 with the draw 3/1.
