MANCHESTER (AFP) – Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Marcus Rashford has no future at the club after manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather have his goalkeeping coach in his matchday squad.
Rashford has not played for United since December 12, with Amorim leaving him out of the squad for every game since apart from one, in which he was an unused substitute.
When quizzed on why he had not included Rashford for Sunday’s 1-0 at Fulham, Amorim pointed to the England international’s effort in training with a stinging reference to Jorge Vital, United’s 63-year-old goalkeeping coach.
“The reason is the training, what I think a footballer should do in training, in life and every day… I will put (in) Vital before I put (in) a player who doesn’t give the maximum every day,” said Amorim in the latest of a series of bombastic remarks since he took charge in November.
Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles and the Champions League during his decorated 12-year career at Old Trafford, said he would be embarrassed by such a statement.
“If I was that player that the manager said that about… embarrassment,” he said on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.
“We all have days off or moments when we’re not performing well, lacking confidence, but effort isn’t really one of the things I would want to be hearing a manager say is lacking in my makeup.
“That’s a damning comment.”
