Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has shown that he can be ruthless towards some of his squad, including Marcus Rashford.

The stand-off between Marcus Rashford and Manchester United appeared to reach crisis points after the Red Devils 1-0 Premier League win over Fulham. Ruben Amorim's side once again struggled for fluency as a deflected late goal from Lisandro Martinez snatched all three points at full-time.

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The 27-year-old has been out in the cold at United since the middle of the December and manager Ruben Amorim was recently quoted saying he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital unless the striker starts to “give the maximum every day in training and in life.”

Manchester United’s fate might be turning a bit after consecutive wins across two competitions but there’s no turning in the offing for Marcus Rashford. Ruben Amorim said his most brutal comment yet on Rashford after the win against Fulham, hardly the sort of stuff to say when the door is open for a return.

Ruben Amorim appeared to put the final nail in Marcus Rashford's coffin at Manchester United with his incredible criticism of the forward's effort in training on Sunday. The Red Devils boss extraordinarily claimed he would include 63-year-old goalkeeper Jorge Vital in his matchday squad before any player who isn't giving 100 per cent.

After victory over Fulham last weekend, Ruben Amorim took a jibe at Rashford. Even former Manchester United midfielder Scholes supported.

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Marcus Rashford has not played for Man United in over a month and his exile is set to stretch to 12 games this week.

Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim revealed that the reason for Marcus Rashford ’s continued absence from the matchday squad is the lack of effort he is seeing in training.

Premier League clubs have just one week to do any late business before the January transfer window shuts - and the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United are expected to be busy