A section of Manchester United fans have made their disappointment with Marcus Rashford clear for his recent admission of his desire to seek a “new challenge”.
Rashford was once again left out of United's squad went down 4-3 to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Thursday, with coach Ruben Amorim admitting the decision was purely tactical.
Amorim has repeatedly left the door open for Rashford, the latter hint of an exit from the club has divided opinion, but a group of supporters at Thursday's game did not hide their disappointment at the 27-year-old's comments.
“You make excuses. I missed it, Marcus,” read a banner unfurled by a group of fans during the game.
The banner was a callback to a famous message previously delivered to former manager Sir Alex Ferguson when he was fighting for his job in 1989: “Three years of excuses and it's still crap. Ta Ra Fergie.”
A banner displayed at Man Utd's game against Spurs with a message for Marcus Rashford… pic.twitter.com/Hj8zvkC9vF
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Amorim warned Rashford against the public nature of his comments, blaming the attacker for igniting an extremely predictable media firestorm.
Despite the manager's public insistence on his desire to keep Rashford, reports suggest the academy graduate is available for a move. perhaps for as little as £40 million. He is known to have one interest in moving to La Ligawhere Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have been linked with his services.
Rashford has serious interest from Saudi Arabia but is not believed to be interested in leaving Europe at this stage of his career.