sky sports Experts Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp have weighed in on Marcus Rashford’s current situation at Manchester United after the forward was again left out of Ruben Amorim’s squad to face Tottenham in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
The 27-year-old missed Sunday’s 2-1 Manchester derby win at the Etihad Stadium, making it his second successive match.
Rashford’s exclusion from the squad comes after he admitted he was “ready for a new challenge” in an interview with journalist Henry Winter.
Neville, Carragher and Redknapp discussed the situation live. sky sports Thursday night – here’s what they said…
Neville: I think it’s getting quite difficult behind the scenes.
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Gary Neville has reacted to Marcus Rashford’s interview saying he wants to leave Manchester United and being left out of the Tottenham game.
Gary Neville:
“Maybe the emotions of the past few months have made me think that this could all work itself out, because I don’t think academy players as talented as Marcus Rashford should leave the club.”
“It’s one of those things where you want to see players who have been there since they were eight years old stay there forever. But over the last few days, it’s gotten to the point where it might be best for both parties for it to end – and if it’s going to go down this road, it could end pretty quickly. there is.
“Who knows? It might work itself out. Ruben Amorim is saying the right thing, but I think things are getting quite difficult behind the scenes.
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Gary Lineker spoke about Marcus Rashford’s future at Manchester United with Sky Sports News, noting that sometimes a separation is necessary, but it is unclear whether that time has arrived.
“This is now the second time he has not been included in the squad. He is one of Manchester United’s star players and has been for many years. Actions speak louder than words. They say Amorim has a future, but they did not include him in the squad. So things are not going well at all.
“It’s sad that Manchester United lost after an incredible win on Sunday because the story a few days later will be all about this and not the fact that Ruben Amorim achieved an incredible win.”
Carragher: Interview puts Manchester United at a disadvantage in negotiations
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Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher discuss Marcus Rashford’s decision to make a statement about his future at Manchester United.
Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports:
“I think we’ve been talking about Marcus Rashford for the last week, and as I’ve said before, he’s not that good of a player for the amount of time we’ve been talking about him. Wayne Rooney was that, David Beckham was that, Cristiano Ronaldo was that.
“I don’t want any player to come out and criticize the club, but I don’t want Rashford to come out and announce that he has basically put in a transfer request or wants to leave without the club knowing.” One that puts the club in a really poor position in terms of negotiating his exit at some stage.
“If he really believes he wants to be a Manchester United player and still have a great career, don’t say that. Just shut up, fight and hope he wins.” Little chance.
“People keep talking about 30 goals, which is a really big number. It’s out of this world. We’re looking at some players now, they have better numbers than that and he’s a top team player who dominates a lot. It’s at Manchester United.
“Manchester United should have a player who scores 30 goals every season. If they’re going to play 55 or 60 games, if there’s a player who can’t score 30 goals, he probably shouldn’t be at Manchester United.”
Redknapp: Rashford did Amorim a favor by showing his cards early.
Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports:
“In some ways he did Amorim a favor. He showed him the cards very early on. That doesn’t always help from a negotiating perspective because if Marcus Rashford leaves, the fact that he wants to leave doesn’t mean when. Because it doesn’t help you, you want to put money into it.
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Marcus Rashford told journalist Henry Winter he was ‘ready to take on a new challenge and take the next step’ when asked about his future at Manchester United.
“I don’t think Amorim came with any preconceived notions. Rashford started and scored in his first game against Ipswich and some people said, ‘Maybe he could be the number 9 for Manchester United.’”
“But what Amorim doesn’t care about for us is seeing him every day, seeing how he trains, how he lives, how he behaves in and out of the dressing room, what a role model he is as a player – and he clearly believes he is. I don’t think he’s the type of person you want.
“You don’t leave the big players you want in the team for a derby game. That’s just not what you do. You want to bring all the good players with you. If he doesn’t take what Ruben Amorim wants, he will be redundant. So perhaps the best thing for Marcus to do, he himself said, was to leave.
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Teddy Draper joins journalist Henry Winter and the Daily Mail’s Rias Al-Samarai to discuss which club Marcus Rashford could sign for after the Manchester United star dropped a transfer hint.
“Does that mean he can’t stay? Of course he can. Wayne Rooney asked for a transfer in 2010 and 48 hours later he signed a new contract. He’s not playing at Wayne Rooney’s level. Of course, but that’s the situation. It can change, but I know it has to happen because Marcus is clearly talented.
“Form is one thing. Anyone can be in a bad state. But I think what the club is worried about is his attitude on the pitch. We saw that last year when there were times when he wasn’t playing. My biggest fear.
“Somehow he’s going to fall in love with football again. You’ve got to love the game. He’s unbelievably lucky to be able to play at this level. There’s no doubt he’s talented, so it’s sad to see it actually. It’s a situation where he can fall in love with the game again and enjoy the game because at the moment it looks like he’s playing football under duress.”
