Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim let Marcus Rashford leave the club because he couldn’t convince the forward to follow his methods.

Ruben Amorim has said Marcus Rashford had to leave Manchester United because he couldn't get the forward to buy into his ideas.

Ruben Amorim has appeared to aim a new dig at Marcus Rashford after the Manchester United forward completed a loan move to Aston Villa.

Marcus Rashford missed 13 straight matches before he joined Aston Villa in January. Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has explained why he dropped him.

Ruben Amorim says he could not get his message across to Marcus Rashford, feeling that he was not grasping his ideas in the pitch or in training. The relationship between Amorim and Rashford quickly fell apart after the Portuguese arrived as Red Devils boss and the England international was ousted from the first team.

Ruben Amorim said he could not get through to Marcus Rashford and that they failed to connect, but admitted he had taken a significant risk by not replacing the Manchester United striker in the transfer window.

RUBEN AMORIM felt Marcus Rashford was unable to adapt to the way he wanted to play and train after deciding to let the homegrown Manchester United forward leave Old Trafford. The 27-year-old played in the Portuguese’s first six matches but was dropped for the Manchester derby in mid-December,

Manchester United have struggled in front of goal as of late and will be without Marcus Rashford for the rest of the season