Marcus Rashford has repeatedly been left out by Ruben Amorim. (Image: Getty.)
boss was reportedly informed that had been out in less than 48 hours before a match against , before the star forward was dropped from the squad completely.
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 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 clash with Viktoria Plzen. He has made substitute appearances against and Nottingham Forest.
Amorim has already confirmed that 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.
Rubem Amorim speaking to Marcus Rashford on the touchline. (Image: Getty)
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“It depends more on him than me,” he told 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 chiefs after defeating local rivals 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.
Finding a willing suitor for Rashford may be a stumbling block for the club, however, unless they are prepared to subsidise his current salary.
He has already , in an attempt to salvage his career under new boss ahead of the .
Napoli have emerged as a potential landing spot, with , but the Serie A club would unlikely be able to match Rashford’s reported £325,00-a-week wages.