I’d Choose 63-Year-Old Goalkeeper Coach Over Rashford, Says Amorim
There seems to be no end to Manchester United’s striker, Marcus Rashford, absence from the match day squad with his manager, Ruben Amorim saying he would choose the club’s 63-year-old goalkeeper coach before him if the need arises.
England international Rashford has not played for United since December 12 and was again left out of the squad for the 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday.
Even with United struggling to make headway against Fulham, Amorim insisted goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital would have been a better option.
“Today on the bench we missed a bit of pace to change the game but I prefer it like this, I will put (in) Vital before I put (in) a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day, so I will not change in that department,” said Amorim.
He added: “It’s always the same reason (why Rashford is not playing).
“The reason is the training, what I think a footballer should do in training, in life and every day. If things don’t change, I will not change.
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“It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum and the right things then we can use every player.”
United’s goal at Craven Cottage came in the 78th minute through defender Lisandro Martinez whose long-range deflected effort looped over Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.