Ruben Amorim: I couldn’t get Marcus Rashford to see football the way I do

Ruben Amorim felt Marcus Rashford was unable to adapt to the way he wanted to play and train after taking the decision to let the homegrown Manchester United forward leave Old Trafford.

The 27-year-old played in the Portuguese’s first six matches but was dropped for the Manchester derby in mid-December, after which the England international revealed he was ready for a new challenge.

Rashford did not play for United again following the Europa League trip to Viktoria Plzen on December 12 and ended seven speculation-filled weeks on the sidelines by joining Aston Villa on loan.

That deal includes an option to make the move permanent for a reported £40million – a price tag that underlines the drop off since signing a new, big-money deal just 18 months ago.

“I couldn’t put Marcus to see the way you’re supposed to play football and to train the way I see it,” Amorim said.

“And sometimes you have one player that is really good with one coach, and the same player with another coach is different.

“I just wish the best to Rashford and to Unai Emery, and they can connect because he’s a very good player.”

Asked whether Rashford said that he did not agree with Amorim’s ideas about football, the head coach said: “You know, like me, that it’s not the way that occurs.

“It’s something that you feel as a coach and as a player. It’s quite normal. It happened with a lot of coaches.

“The important thing is that I’m here saying that was my decision, like Ty (Malacia) and Antony was my decision to do these loans, and to keep some players even without any transfers.”

Amorim brushed aside talk of a potential summer return for Rashford as his focus is on turning around a wretched season at United and shaping the team in his image.

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