‘Not the best choice’ – Neville questions Rashford and Casemiro for USA trips during international break | OneFootball

Former Man Utd defender Gary Neville has questioned duo Marcus Rashford and Casemiro’s decision to travel to the USA during the international break.

Neither players were selected by their countries for the recent international fixtures, with both instead opting to holiday in the USA.

Rashford was spotted watching an NBA game in New York, while Casemiro took to Instagram to share he had been in Orlando with his family.

But Neville, who spent 19 years at United and won eight Premier League titles with the club, criticised the pair for deciding to go away, with Ruben Amorim set to take charge of his first game against Ipswich on Sunday.

“The professionalism, looking after your body and making sure you’re best prepared for the next training session is critical to every decision you make during the season,” Neville said on the Stick to Football podcast.

“He has got a mental break, he’s got to get away and has got to rest with friends – then you talk about the choice of venue, how far do you fly, what’s the time difference, is that going to give a jet lag issue, is that going to give a stiffness issue from being on a flight for 12 hours?

“This is on Casemiro more than Rashford but if I’m 30 years old and I’m looking after my body – and he’s won five Champions Leagues and is an unbelievable player, but if he was away with Brazil for 10 days, we would say he would struggle this weekend because he’s been away.

“They have chosen that international break. If you are talking about the minor details in being as professional as you can be and as prepared you can be for a training session on a Monday night, that isn’t the best choice of venue.”