By PA Sport Staff
Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has told England striker Marcus Rashford he should be “ashamed” at his exile.
The 27-year-old has not played for the club since a 2-1 Europa League victory at Viktoria Plzen on December 12th, and head coach Ruben Amorim has told him he “has to change” if he is to have a future at Old Trafford.
Rashford has not been included in the squad for Thursday night’s trip to FCSB despite training with the group during the build-up after a period working by himself, described by another of United’s former big guns, Wayne Rooney, as “embarrassing”.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Keane said: “I can’t get involved in the conversation, I still can’t understand at any level. Whatever’s going on with players leaving, months left on contracts, a player who doesn’t train properly…I don’t understand it.
“You might as well leave me out of this conversation. Especially if you think he wants to move, which is more of a reason to train properly so when you go to a new club you’re up to speed and when you leave the club at least you showed a decent attitude. He must be ashamed.”
Rooney revealed he had seen Rashford working alone with a fitness coach in front of parents when he took his children to the club’s Carrington training headquarters.
He said: “I went into Carrington on Sunday to take my kids to game day and Marcus Rashford was out on the training pitch with the fitness coach, but he was right over towards where the parents were walking past for the kids’ games.
“I looked at him thinking how embarrassing it must be for him as parents walk past.”
Indeed, Rooney admitted he had spoken to Rashford and told him he needed to leave the club if he was to resurrect his career.
He said: “I’ve spoken to Marcus a couple of times and I’ve given him my thoughts and feelings that he needs to leave the football club because whatever is going on his life and at Manchester United, he’s not the same. For him to have a fresh start, he needs to leave the club.”
:: Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney were speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet
