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MANCHESTER UNITED fans have hit out at Marcus Rashford with a banner following the star’s admission that he is ready to leave the club.
Red Devils supporters displayed a message for their wantaway ace in the away end during their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with Tottenham – a game which Rashford had been left out of.
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YouTubeThe fans held out a banner that read: “Excuses. Ta ra, Marcus”, hinting that they are happy for Rashford to leave the club.
The banner was a nod to an old message of protest to former boss Sir Alex Ferguson back in 1989.
A fan held up a banner three years into Fergie’s stint at Man Utd that read “Three years if excuses and it’s still crap… ta ra Fergie”.
Of course Ferguson didn’t leave until 2013, going on 13 league titles, five FA Cups, five League Cups and two Champions Leagues.
For Rashford, an exit seems far more likely. The 27-year-old publicly declared he is “ready for a new challenge” after being left of Ruben Amorim‘s squad for the Manchester derby.
He told journalist Henry Winter: “For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps.”
Adding: “When I leave it’s going to be ‘no hard feelings’. You’re not going to have any negative comments from me about Manchester United. That’s me as a person.
“If I know that a situation is already bad I’m not going to make it worse.
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“I’ve seen how other players have left in the past and I don’t want to be that person.
“When I leave, I’ll make a statement, and it will be from me.”
Boss Amorim insisted that he wasn’t “sending a message” with his selection for the 2-1 win over Man City.
But has since claimed that he would have liked Rashford to speak to him first before declaring his desire to wave goodbye to his eight-year stint as a Man Utd player.
Speaking this week Amorim said: “If this was me, probably I would speak with the manager.”
GettyAny exit from Old Trafford for Rashford would likely be a costly one with the star currently tied down to a £325,000-a-week deal until 2028.
Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea have both been touted as potential suitors, while rumours continue to swirl about Paris Saint-Germain reigniting their former interest in the forward.
Other reports have claimed that Saudi Arabian sides could offer Rashford an escape route from the Theatre of Dreams.
Man Utd ratings vs Spurs as Bayindir has a shocker and fans left laughing at Antony
ALTAY BAYINDIR had a game to forget as Manchester United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup.
Not many of the Red Devils were able to impress as they were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur.
SunSport’s Katherine Walsh has provided her ratings of the Man United squad…
Altay Bayindir – 2
Squandered his audition after Andre Onana’s recent blunders against Nottingham Forest and Plzen.
Was responsible for Spurs’ opener when he spilled Pedro Porro’s shot into the path of Dominic Solanke.
Was probably fouled but still flapped as Son made it 4-2 from a direct CORNER in the 88th minute. Perhaps Onana isn’t so bad?
Victor Lindelof – 4
Caught slacking and lacking and a mile off the pace as Spurs’ front line rang rings around United for most of the game.
No surprise he came off injured just before half-time.
Leny Yoro – 5
Was physically targeted by Solanke in the first half, but the 19-year-old stood up to him and Son fairly well.
Jeered by the home fans when he was nutmegged by Djed Spence and was lucky when referee John Brooks blew for a foul early on.
Made a crunching tackle on Son in the 86th minute right in front of a rowdy home end – but the Korean scored from the resulting corner.
Lisandro Martinez – 3
All over the place at the back. Directly assisted Tottenham’s second when Maddison’s cross hit off his extended back leg and into the path of Kulusevski from five yards.
Solanke eased past him for 3-0 too and was lucky not to gift Spurs a fourth soon after.
Diogo Dalot – 6
Only United defender who had a clue.
Solid crosses and switches in play while pressing the makeshift Spurs backline, which was often overplaying.
Christian Eriksen – 6
Inches away from bagging the equaliser at 1-0 but was blocked by Yves Bissouma.
Overhit several corners as he was tasked with taking from both sides but was clapped off from the home fans when he made way for Kobbie Mainoo.
Manuel Ugarte – 4
Has perhaps stolen Martinez’s “Butcher” title at Man Utd as the Spurs fans wanted him hit with a booking.
Constantly gave away fouls and conceded dangerous free kicks which isn’t ideal with James Maddison on the pitch.
He almost poked Kulusevski’s cross into his own net, but did well to make sure it went just wide.
Noussair Mazraoui – 5
Knew he was in for a difficult evening against Son, who was wonderful going forward with several intricate passes.
Booked for catching Spence, Amorim’s head was down when Maddison took the free-kick.
Couldn’t get his feet right for chance just before half-time.
Antony – 4
A nervy start saw him lose the ball in a dangerous position with a minute gone which set Son away to cross into Brennan Johnson.
Too casual on the ball and put visitors under pressure in the early passages.
Basically gave the home fans something to laugh about every time he lost the ball, which was several times to 18-year-old Archie Gray.
Bruno Fernandes – 6
He did his creative job when he could, putting Hojlund through inside 11 minutes, only for the Dane to fluff his lines.
Curled just wide from outside the area and assisted Zirkzee’s goal to give the travelling end a glimmer of hope.
Drew a booking for Sarr for a tackle from behind and was booed before his free-kick clipped the top of the net.
Rasmus Hojlund – 5
Rarely got a sniff with United working on the counter early on and weak on the ball when did receive it.
He was thumped and bullied by the makeshift Spurs backline of Gray and Radu Drăgușin and replaced by Joshua Zirkzee in the 55th minute.
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Jonny Evans (’44 Victor Lindelof) – 4
Solanke drove the ball through his legs for 3-0.
Bizarrely got on the scoresheet with a last-minute consolation with a header from a corner.
Kobbie Mainoo – (’56 Eriksen) – 6
He was waiting on the sidelines before Solanke tripled Spurs’ lead and brought some much-needed composure with his side 3-0 down.
Joshua Zirkzee – (’56 Hojlund) – 6
Had United’s first attempt on target in the 61st minute but his header was well kept out by Fraser Forster.
But gave United hope when he made it 3-1 a minute later from Forster’s blunder.
Did better than Hojlund in out-muscling Dragusin.
Amad Diallo – (’55 Antony) – 8
Just as Martin Odegaard did last night against Palace, Amad’s introduction turned things around for the Red Devils.
The tricky winger made it 3-2 when his unbelievable pressing forced Forster into ANOTHER error from a routine free-kick.
The star of the show also fed the ball to Fernandes, who assisted Zirkzee’s goal and brought some much-needed impetus to United’s forward play.
Alejandro Garnacho (’72 Ugarte) – 5
The sub everybody was waiting for after he was dropped for United’s 2-1 win against Man City on Sunday.
Chased every ball down but loses points due to the crazy impact of the earlier substitutions.
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