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Amorim: I’d rather play 63-year-old coach than Rashford

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital than Marcus Rashford.

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Amorim chooses his 63-year-old coach over Rashford

The England international was left out of the squad for the 11th consecutive game during United’s 1-0 Premier League win over Fulham on Sunday.

Rashford said that he was ready to seek a “new challenge” away from Old Trafford last month.

Despite United’s goal shortage since early December, Amorim stated that he would not reinstate Rashford to the team unless his attitude improves.

“It’s the same, it’s always the same reason,” Amorim said.

“The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life, it’s every day, every detail.”

Amorim also threw shade at Rashford, saying he would rather play their goalkeeper coach than the 27-year-old forward.

“So if things don’t change, I will not change. It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player. And you can see it today on the bench, we miss a little bit of pace to go and change the game, move some pieces.”

“But I prefer it like that. I will put Vital on before I put a player on that don’t give the maximum every day. So I will not change in that department.”

Speaking of age…

United currently sits in 12th place in the Premier League with 26 points following their win over Fulham.

Amorim, who joined from Portuguese side Sporting CP in November, celebrates his 40th birthday on Monday.

However, he admitted that managing the Red Devils has made him feel much older.

“It’s not 40 … I’m 50!” he said. “After two months at Manchester United, it’s 50. It’s a privilege to spend my 40th birthday here. That feeling of winning and three points is really important for us. You cannot see a great improvement in the team and that is a fact, but to win helps us to improve.”

“We’ve had some lack of luck in some games. Today, was not the best match but we managed to win. The important thing is I have a clear idea of what I want to do. Sometimes I’m frustrated. We want to play a different style and we are going to play a different style in the future.”