Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has delivered a scathing critique of Marcus Rashford, accusing the England forward of letting his teammates down.
Speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, Scholes, who won 11 Premier League titles with the club, called for Rashford to be “banished” from the dressing room.
Rashford, 27, has not featured for Manchester United since 12 December. Manager Ruben Amorim has largely excluded him from the squad, save for one match where he remained an unused substitute. The decision appears to stem from concerns over Rashford’s commitment.
Amorim, speaking on the situation, went as far as to say he would prefer to include 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital in the squad over Rashford.
The manager pointed to what he described as a lack of effort from the forward, leaving Rashford’s future at Old Trafford increasingly uncertain.
“I think Marcus has let a lot of people down really, with his attitude, and I think that’s what the manager is trying to say,” he said.
“You think of the young players coming through the team, think of (Alejandro) Garnacho, they’re looking up to people like Marcus now — he’s 27 years of age, and he’s clearly not training properly.
“I remember years ago when I told the manager (Alex Ferguson) I didn’t want to play in that Arsenal game… he said to me ‘The worst thing you did is let your team-mates down’, and that really stuck with me because I wasn’t really thinking about that — and now I think Marcus Rashford, he’s doing exactly the same.
“OK, he’s not refusing to play, but in the way he’s behaving and the way he’s training, in a way he is saying I don’t want to be involved with these.
“So I think the fact of letting your team-mates down in that dressing room — he should be banished from the dressing room really. If he’s in and around that and young people are seeing that as an example, the sooner he’s gone the better.”
Scholes’ comments have added fuel to the fire during a turbulent period for Rashford.
Once seen as a key figure in United’s attack, his absence and Amorim’s pointed remarks have raised questions about the player’s role in the team.
