Graeme Souness slams Marcus Rashford for 'quietly accepting' Man Utd transfer exit
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has laid into Marcus Rashford, claiming his career will go "downhill" if he does end up leaving Manchester United in the near future
by Matthew Cooper · The MirrorGraeme Souness has accused Marcus Rashford of "quietly accepting" that he is not good enough for Manchester United.
Rashford's future is in doubt after he admitted he is "ready for a new challenge", having been left out of the squad for United's last two games against Manchester City and Tottenham. And Souness believes Rashford's time at Old Trafford is up, suggesting he simply "can't deal with the expectation levels" that come with playing for a club like United.
"Marcus Rashford says he is ready for a new challenge and has proven he was not up for the first one thrown down to him of becoming a proper player at Manchester United," Souness wrote in a column for the Daily Mail.
"For me it's like he has put his hands up in the air and is saying he can't deal with the expectation levels on his shoulders. He has failed at proving he is able to hold down a place in a team where you play cup finals every week.
"In ten seasons at United, he has scored over 20 goals on just three occasions. That's proof that he is not up to taking on the challenge or the responsibility of playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world.
"In his head he is quietly accepting he has to go and play in a less challenging league. It will be interesting to see where he ends up because, as I said last week, I fear it will only be downhill for him from United."
However, United boss Ruben Amorim has insisted he wants Rashford to stay at Old Trafford. "What I want is to take the best Marcus Rashford so I don't talk about the future, I just talk about the present," Amorim said.
"I want the best of each one of them and that is the key point for me, I just want to win and to help the team be better. We are better with Marcus Rashford, that is simple and we will try different things to push Marcus to the best levels he showed in the past. And that's all.
"Of course [I want him to stay], because this kind of club needs big talent and he's a big talent, so he just needs to perform at the highest level and that is my focus. I just want to help Marcus. The others focus on their job.
"I was a player, we are a bit selfish, and they are focused on winning their place in the team. so I don’t think he has an impact on the team. It's the same situation as with all the others, if they train well then I have to make a choice and we will see."
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