Manchester United’s head coach, Ruben Amorim has decided to push out Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho ahead of the Manchester derby set to to take place today, Sunday, December 15, 2024.
After Ruben Amorim had released the squad list prior to the crucial game, Manchester United academy graduate who are now staring in the senior team, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho did not make the squad due to the coach’s own assessment.
The Portuguese coach in his pre-match interview has indicated that, Rashford and Garnacho are not well equipped for this game and hence, cannot aid him secure the three maximum points he wants for his side.
“We try to evaluate everything: training, performance, game performance, engagement with the team-mates, pushing the team-mates up. Everything is on the line when we analyse, try to choose the players. So that is my selection. Simple,” he said.
Ruben Amorim further added that, these two lads did not meet the criteria he required from every player he chose for today’s derby games, “I’ve informed Garnacho and rashford on WhatsApp. There is a communication after the last training, as always. They are alright. They had training this morning and I was there. They trained really well.”
He was then quizzed about his intentions for deciding not to include Rashford and Garnacho in the derby game, “I don’t want to send a message [to Rashford and Garnacho], it’s simply an evaluation, and they know it. The players are really, really smart. Everybody understands my decision. I have to choose. It’s just simple decision.
“I pay attention to everything. The way you eat, the way you put your clothes on to a game. Everything. I make my evaluation and then I decide,” Ruben Amorim said.
