‘No Way Back’ for Rashford at Man Utd, Says Ferdinand 

Football - Europa League - Manchester United Training - Trafford Training Center, Carrington, Britain - January 22, 2025 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford during training. (Action Images via Reuters)
Football - Europa League - Manchester United Training - Trafford Training Center, Carrington, Britain - January 22, 2025 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford during training. (Action Images via Reuters)
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‘No Way Back’ for Rashford at Man Utd, Says Ferdinand 

Football - Europa League - Manchester United Training - Trafford Training Center, Carrington, Britain - January 22, 2025 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford during training. (Action Images via Reuters)
Football - Europa League - Manchester United Training - Trafford Training Center, Carrington, Britain - January 22, 2025 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford during training. (Action Images via Reuters)

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Marcus Rashford has no future at the club after manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather have his goalkeeping coach in his matchday squad.

Rashford has not played for United since December 12, with Amorim leaving him out of the squad for every game since apart from one, in which he was an unused substitute.

When quizzed on why he had not included Rashford for Sunday's 1-0 at Fulham, Amorim pointed to the England international's effort in training with a stinging reference to Jorge Vital, United's 63-year-old goalkeeping coach.

"The reason is the training, what I think a footballer should do in training, in life and every day... I will put (in) Vital before I put (in) a player who doesn't give the maximum every day," said Amorim in the latest of a series of bombastic remarks since he took charge in November.

Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles and the Champions League during his decorated 12-year career at Old Trafford, said he would be embarrassed by such a statement.

"If I was that player that the manager said that about... embarrassment," he said on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.

"We all have days off or moments when we're not performing well, lacking confidence, but effort isn't really one of the things I would want to be hearing a manager say is lacking in my makeup.

"That's a damning comment, because I think he knows what the reaction is after that comment. He's not saying that without thinking, 'Where does this go after?' There's really no way back for Marcus after that, I don't think, with that type of comment."

Rashford said in December he was "ready for a new challenge" but he is stuck in limbo with one week of the January transfer window to go.

Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan are among the European giants who have been linked with a move for the 27-year-old, who has scored 138 goals in 426 appearances for United.

But any move is complicated by Rashford's reported £300,000-a-week ($374,000) salary on a deal which runs until 2028.



Spurs Midfielder Maddison Silences Critics with Winner Against Man United 

Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - February 16, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison celebrates scoring their first goal. (Action Images via Reuters)
Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - February 16, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison celebrates scoring their first goal. (Action Images via Reuters)
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Spurs Midfielder Maddison Silences Critics with Winner Against Man United 

Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - February 16, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison celebrates scoring their first goal. (Action Images via Reuters)
Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - February 16, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur's James Maddison celebrates scoring their first goal. (Action Images via Reuters)

James Maddison delivered the perfect riposte to his doubters by scoring the winning goal against Manchester United after the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder had come in for some stinging criticism in the lead-up to Sunday's Premier League match.

Making his first start since suffering a calf injury in December, Maddison tapped in a rebound from close range to give his side a 1-0 win in London, celebrating his goal with a shushing gesture.

Earlier in the week, former Manchester United captain Roy Keane had said anyone who thought Maddison's return to the side would help Spurs break into the top six was living in "cuckoo land."

"He got relegated with Leicester and he'll get relegated with Spurs," Keane said on "The Overlap" podcast.

"There was a little bit of outside noise this week," Maddison, who joined Spurs from Leicester City in 2023, told Sky Sports.

"People will have their opinions, but I wanted to do my talking on the pitch. I hope there is a certain few that enjoyed me being the match-winner today.

"Nobody is more critical of myself than me," he added.

"To be fair to the gaffer, he always talks about blocking out the outside noise, but sometimes it's difficult, you know. It's constantly in your face, social media and WhatsApp."

Despite the win Spurs remain in the bottom half of the table, sitting in 12th spot on 30 points after 25 games. They visit Ipswich Town on Saturday.