Ruben Amorim has his Jadon Sancho Man Utd moment with Marcus Rashford - this is what's next

It took Erik ten Hag three Premier League matches last season to decide that Jadon Sancho just wasn't worthy of a place in the matchday squad anymore. Off-field actions to follow meant that the relationship was never repaired.

For Ruben Amorim, Marcus Rashford has had four league outings. He started the first two before being named on the bench for the next two. He scored three times in there as well.

Against Viktoria Plzen on Thursday night he lasted less than an hour before being taken off. There was no embrace from the head coach as Rashford went off. Some United fans, left unimpressed with his display, were heard booing from the away section.

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Three days later and Rashford was left out entirely. Amorim had been clear with much of his rotation heading into the Manchester derby on Sunday, explaining that it was a way to look at all his players rather than an early hierarchy appearing.

He offered less cover for Rashford and also Alejandro Garnacho at the Etihad Stadium. Both players were totally absent against Manchester City having been made to train earlier in the day.

Garnacho missing was not a decision made as retaliation against reports of team news leaks coming from himself, his camp, or his brother, it is understood. Instead, Amorim said that the call was made due to simply selection.

"We tried to evaluate everything," he clarified prior to the match. "Training, performance, game performance. Engagement with the team-mates, push the team-mates up. Everything is on the line when we analyse and try to choose the players. So, my selection - simple.

"I don't want to send a message, it is simply evaluation and they