Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says Marcus Rashford left the club because he couldn’t get the attacker to see eye-to-eye with him.
On Sunday, Rashford, 27, joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season having not featured for United since expressing his desire for a “new challenge” in December.
Villa have the option to make the deal permanent for £40m, which would bring an end to Rashford’s near-life long association with United.
“I couldn’t get Marcus to see the way you’re supposed to play football and to train the way I see it,” Amorim said.
“Sometimes you have one player that is really good with one coach, and the same player with another coach is different.
“I wish the best to Rashford and to [Villa manager] Unai Emery, and they can connect because he’s a very good player.”
Asked whether Rashford said that he did not agree with Amorim’s ideas about football, Amorim said: “You know, like me, that it’s not the way that occurs.
“It’s something that you feel as a coach and as a player. It’s quite normal. It happened with a lot of coaches.
“The important thing is that I’m here saying that was my decision, like Ty [Malacia] and Antony was my decision to do these loans, and to keep some players even without any transfers.”
When asked if there is any chance Rashford could return to Old Trafford in the summer, Amorim said he is focussed on the current season because “we are fighting for our jobs until the summer”.
