Marcus Rashford’s Man United journey nearing ‘inevitable ending’ – Gary Neville

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said he could spot the “inevitable ending” of Marcus Rashford leaving the nine aft the guardant was again near retired of the matchday squad connected Sunday.

Rashford sat retired for a 3rd successive crippled arsenic United prepared to big Bournemouth successful the Premier League, having besides been omitted by caput coach Ruben Amorim for past Sunday’s 2-1 triumph astatine Manchester City and Thursday’s 4-3 Carabao Cup quarter-final nonaccomplishment astatine Tottenham.

On Tuesday the 27-year-old England world said successful an eye-catching question and reply that he was “ready for a caller situation and the adjacent steps”.

Neville told Sky: “It is not really large squad news immoderate more. It is thing of a norm, a shape has developed complete the past week. It was a astonishment past weekend.

“It is getting to the constituent wherever you time off him retired 3 games connected the bounce thing really is evidently going incorrect aliases has gone incorrect and it is not looking awesome for some Marcus’ early astatine the nine aliases Manchester United keeping him either.

“I fishy it is getting to that constituent successful the travel wherever it has sewage an inevitable ending.

“It is simply a distraction for the manager. It does go evident that he astir apt has to time off and that the nine want him to time off – it will astir apt activity for some parties.

“There are bully examples arsenic good of players who person struggled astatine United…Jadon Sancho has gone to Chelsea and is doing better, Scott McTominay wasn’t struggling but he near to spell to Napoli and he is doing well, truthful Marcus mightiness deliberation it is the correct point for him arsenic well.”

Amorim had cited “selection” reasons for Rashford’s absence successful the erstwhile 2 matches and did truthful again connected Sunday.

When asked astir the determination up of the Bournemouth match, the Portuguese told Sky: “It is my determination and it ever will be.

“It is selection. I want to spot the champion of my players and I effort different things pinch different players, truthful that is my focus.”