Manchester United make Marcus Rashford squad decision for FCSB fixture

Marcus Rashford has NOT been included in the Manchester United squad for their Europa League match against FCSB on Thursday night.

The 27-year-old has not played in any of their previous 10 matches across all competitions and was only named a substitute during one of those matches due to a squad shortage for their home defeat to Newcastle. Rashford was initially left out of the United squad to face Man City in the Manchester derby due to ‘selection’ purpose and subsequently stated he was ‘ready for a new challenge’ in the week after the match.

Rashford trained with the United squad at Carrington on Wednesday morning but was not named as part of the travelling party for their trip to Romania later in the day.

Speaking after the weekend win over Fulham, United head coach Ruben Amorim stated he would rather play 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital than any player who did not try their best in training. Asked specifically why Rashford was still not in his match day squads, Amorim said: "It’s the same, it’s always the same reason. The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life, it’s every day, every detail.

"So if things don’t change, I will not change. It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player. And you can see it today on the bench, we miss a little bit of pace to go and change the game, move some pieces. But I prefer it like that. I will put Vital on before I put a player on that don’t give the maximum every day. So I will not change in that department."

Luke Shaw also featured in United training on Wednesday morning but has not been included in the squad to face FCSB as he continues his rehabilitation from injury. The 29-year-old has only made three substitute appearances all season and will not be rushed back into action after almost two months out.

United confirmed 21-man squad: Bayindir, Heaton, Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Lindelöf, Maguire, Malacia, Martínez, Mazraoui, Yoro; Casemiro, Ugarte, Collyer, Eriksen, Fernandes, Mainoo; Amad, Garnacho, Højlund, Zirkzee.

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