Marcus Rashford’s Man Utd exile twist as Amorim ‘told of night out’ | Football | Sport

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim was reportedly informed that Marcus Rashford had been out in Manchester less than 48 hours before a match against Everton, before the star forward was dropped from the squad completely.

The Athletic claims that Amorim asked Rashford about the night in question, which those close to the player denies took place, but he was then excluded from the starting lineup against Arsenal three days later and has since been exiled from the group.

Rashford said that his head coach was misinformed about an alleged late night, and even scored twice against Everton in a 4-0 victory, but has largely been sidelined by the new Portuguese boss.

Rashford has started just one match since that drubbing of Everton, a Europa League clash with Viktoria Plzen. He has made substitute appearances against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

Amorim has already confirmed that the 27-year-old will miss the trip to Liverpool on Sunday through illness, but his future at Old Trafford appears bleak, with rumours aplenty over a possible move away in January.

Amorim has a strict rule about players attending bars within such a close timeframe to matches and has publicly claimed that Rashford’s absence has been the player’s own making.

“It depends more on him than me,” he told Sky Sports on Friday regarding Rashford. “He has to want it really, really bad. He’s here. He’s ready to play if I decide.”

Amorim held talks with INEOS chiefs after defeating local rivals Manchester City over Rashford and he has the backing of those above him regarding treatment of the forward.

Talks are expected to take place shortly over a potential move, after Rashford admitted that he was ready for a “new challenge” going forward.