Paul Scholes urges Ruben Amorim to 'banish' Marcus Rashford from Man Utd dressing room as want-away forward accused of 'letting a lot of people down'

The former England and United midfielder backed Ruben Amorim after the manager aimed a dig at Rashford following the club's win over Fulham last weekend. Questioning the striker's efforts on the training pitch, the Portuguese coach said that he would rather play United's 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital than Rashford at the moment.

Sharing his opinion on Rashford's situation, Scholes said on The Overlap Fan Debate brought to you by Sky Bet: "I think Marcus has let a lot of people down really, with his attitude, and I think that’s what the manager is trying to say. You think of the young players coming through the team, think of (Alejandro) Garnacho, they’re looking up to people like Marcus now – he’s 27 years of age, and he’s clearly not training properly.

"I remember years ago when I told the manager (Sir Alex Ferguson) I didn’t want to play in that Arsenal game… he said to me ‘the worst thing you did is let your team-mates down’, and that really stuck with me because I wasn’t really thinking about that – and now I think Marcus Rashford, he’s doing exactly the same."

He added: "OK, he’s not refusing to play, but in the way he’s behaving and the way he’s training, in a way he is saying I don’t want to be involved with these. So I think the fact of letting your team-mates down in that dressing room – he should be banished from the dressing room really. If he’s in and around that and young people are seeing that as an example, the sooner he’s gone the better."

The 27-year-old attacker, who has not featured for the Red Devils since December 12 and has expressed a desire to take on a "new challenge", is being strongly linked with a move away from Old Trafford before the winter transfer window slams shut. Barcelona could be a possible destination for Rashford, with the La Liga giants reportedly keen on signing him on loan.

Amorim's side, who have won their last two matches against Rangers and Fulham, will be next seen in action on Thursday against FCSB in the Europa League, with Rashford likely to miss out on game time once again.