‘I have to make choices’: Ruben Amorim speaks out on Rashford’s future

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted he does not know if Marcus Rashford has played his last game for the club as the forward continues to be linked with a move away from the club.

Rashford has asked to leave Manchester United and the England international was once again absent from the matchday squad as United reached the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday after beating Arsenal 5-4 on penalties.

The 27-year-old is eager to start a new adventure elsewhere and clubs such as AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund have shown interest.

Asked whether Rashford would now not be seen in a United shirt again, Amorim told a news conference on Sunday: “I don’t know. We’ll see. He is a player for Manchester United. We’ll see. He has to work.

“He has to represent his club and he loves his club but I have to make choices. I already spoke about how I make the choices. It is what it is. Let’s continue, let’s see the next game and like I said I have to make a selection.”

Meanwhile, Amorim praised his players for their performance against Arsenal. Dalot was dismissed for a second yellow card offence following a late lunge on Mikel Merino and the Red Devils were able to keep up.

“Thankfully the players were there, they fought,” Amorim said. “Sometimes what we talk about before the match is not tactical or technical, it’s this. We have to compete no matter what, no matter what the situation we competed today.

“We deserved to win, Arsenal didn’t deserve to lose but we deserved to win. The way we played, the way we fought was really tough since the beginning. We didn’t have the ball too much but we had control without the ball.”