I will rather play a 63 years old coach than play Marcus Rashford - Ruben Amorim

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital in his team than Marcus Rashford unless the out-of-favor forward starts to "give the maximum every day in training and in life."

England international Rashford was left out of the team for the 11th successive game by Amorim during United 1-0 Premier League win at Fulham on Sunday.

The 27-year-old said last month that he was ready to seek a "new challenge" away from Old Trafford after being dropped for United 2-1 win against Manchester City at the Etihad on Dec. 15, but Rashford has so far been unable to find a new club during the January transfer window.

And despite strikers Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee scoring just one goal between them since the beginning of December, Amorim said he would not restore Rashford to the team unless he changes his attitude.

"It is the same, it is always the same reason," Amorim said when asked why he continued to overlook Rashford. "The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life, it is every day, every detail.

Culled from ESPN

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