Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford tells Henry Winter he is ‘ready for new challenge’, two days after being dropped by Ruben Amorim for Sunday’s Manchester derby; a late double saw Man United stun Man City to win 2-1; Rashford: “I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps”
Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford has told journalist Henry Winter that he is “ready for a new challenge” amid rumours of the club’s INEOS ownership harbouring plans to cash in on the Carrington graduate.
Rashford, 27, was left out of Ruben Amorim’s squad for the Manchester derby at the weekend, which United dramatically won 2-1, with the head coach appearing to question his professionalism in training.
“For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps,” Rashford, who has been at the club for almost 20 years, told Winter during a visit to his former primary school on Tuesday.
“When I leave it’s going to be ‘no hard feelings’. If I know that a situation is already bad I’m not going to make it worse.
I’ve seen how other players have left in the past and I don’t want to be that person. When I leave I’ll make a statement and it will be from me.”
He added: “It’s disheartening to be left out of a derby but it’s happened, we won the game so let’s move on.
“It’s disappointing but I’m also someone as I’ve got older I can deal with setbacks. What am I going to do about it? Sit there and cry about it. Or do my best the next time I’m available.”