Rúben Amorim Explains Decision for Leaving £40M PSG-Linked Ace at Home vs. Man City | OneFootball

Rúben Amorim’s decision to leave Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho out of Manchester United’s group for Sunday’s derby has fueled speculation about Rashford’s future at the club.

The Red Devils were able to do without the two talented players as they had a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Manchester City on Sunday night in the latest Manchester Derby.

Manchester United secured a dramatic win at the Etihad Stadium with two late goals, coming from behind after Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header gave Manchester City the lead.

Bruno Fernandes equalized with a penalty in the 88th minute, and Amad Diallo netted the winner in the 90th minute, rounding Éderson to seal the victory.

Rúben Amorim explains the decision to leave Marcus Rashford at home

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Following the win, Amorim was, of course, asked about his decision to leave the two talented players out of the squad.

“It’s important to say why: it was not a disciplinary thing,” Amorim told a postmatch news conference (h/t ESPN). “Next week, next game, new life, they are fighting for their places.

“For me it’s important, the performance in training, the performance in games, the way you dress, the way you eat, the way you engage with teammates, the way you push your teammates.

“Everything is important in our context in 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 set the standards really high and for that they have to fight for a place in the team.

“Today the team proved we can leave anyone out of the squad and manage to win if you play together. If it was disciplinary, I would say that here and it will be a bigger problem but was not that.”

TEAMtalk reported on Sunday that Manchester United have decided to sell Marcus Rashford during the January transfer window. The report adds that PSG are admirers of the England international, and with United now open to letting him go, other potential suitors could also enter the mix.

Meanwhile, Chris Wheeler of the Daily Mail suggests Manchester United might be open to offers in the region of £40 million for the forward.