Marcus Rashford dropped from Man United squad for derby

Marcus Rashford was omitted from the Manchester United squad to face Manchester Metropolis on Sunday.

The England ahead began the 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen within the Europa League on Thursday however was substituted early within the second half.

He didn’t make the journey to the Etihad after being neglected of the matchday squad.

After watching United strike late twice to grab a derby victory from residence, Rashford posted on Instagram: “Yesssssssss! Adore it lads.”

Alejandro Garnacho was additionally excluded from the group for the Manchester derby. Sources advised ESPN that the choice was head coach Ruben Amorim’s and that neither participant is coping with a health concern, and the Portuguese coach confirmed his motivations in an interview with Sky Sports activities earlier than the sport.

“I do not need to ship a message. It is merely an analysis, and so they understand it,” he mentioned. “The gamers are actually, actually sensible. Everyone understands my choice. I’ve to decide on. It is simply easy choice.

“The context is tough. We’ve to win video games and we have now a tough state of affairs. I take note of every thing, the way in which you eat, the way in which you place in your garments to go the sport. Every thing. I make my analysis after which I’ve to determine. I’ve quite a lot of gamers to decide on.

“It is the identical on a regular basis. There is a communication after the final coaching which works to the WhatsApp. They obtain the data. However they’re alright. They’d coaching this morning, I used to be there. Every thing was OK. They educated very well.”

Rashford has scored three targets below new head coach Amorim. He was named on the bench for the final two Premier League video games towards Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, each of which led to defeat.

Rashford has report towards Metropolis, scoring six targets in 22 video games. He scored on the Etihad final season as United misplaced 3-1 to Pep Guardiola’s aspect.