daniel chigunwe
MANCHESTER. — Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were DROPPED from Manchester United’s derby day squad which travelled to face City yesterday.
The forwards were not named in United’s starting 11 or subs bench ahead of the Derby.
Leading the line for United was Mason Mount, who left the stage early with yet another injury, Amad Diallo and Rasmus Hojlund with Antony and Joshua Zirkzee benched.
And explaining his decision, United boss Ruben Amorim said:
“We try to evaluate everything training performance, game performances, engagement with team-mates, push their team-mates up.
“Everything is on the line when we analyse and try to choose the players. It is my selection. Simple.
“I don’t want to send a message, it is simply an evaluation and they know it. The players are really, really smart.
“Everybody understands my decision and I have to choose. It is a simple selection.
“Of course the context is difficult because we have to win games and we have a difficult situation now.
“I pay attention to everything, the way you eat, the way you put on your clothes to go to a game. Everything. I make my evaluation and then I decide.”
Amorim explained that Rashford and Garnacho were made aware of the decision on the club Whatsapp chat.
He said: “It is the same all the time and they all understand.
“There is a communication after the last training. It’s going to the Whatsapp and then they receive the information.” — The Sun.
Online Reporter