Marcus Rashford’s ‘true feelings’ towards Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim have been revealed according to a source.
Rashford, 27, is currently on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United, having fallen out of favour with Red Devils head coach Amorim, 40.
Back in December, Rashford was omitted from United’s match day squad ahead of the Manchester derby against Manchester City.
In the days that followed, he stated that he was “ready for a new challenge” during an interview with journalist Henry Winter.
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AS Monaco are in something of a crisis heading into Tuesday night’s Champions League clash against Aston Villa. Despite being in the respectable position of fourth in Ligue 1, Adi Hutter’s side have only won one of their last eight matches in all competitions and that victory came against lower league side Union Saint-Jean in the French Cup. Excluding that routine 4-1 win, Monaco have only claimed victory in one of their last 10. Powered by Their young side hasn’t fully recovered from their last defeat to Benfica at home matchweek five of the Champions League league phase. They were winning 2-1 until goals from Arthur Cabral and then Zeki Amdouni turned the game around in the final stages. READ | Why Ollie Watkins ‘got a bit frustrated’ as striker closes in on Aston Villa history READ | Aston Villa’s dream transfer window as five sign and seven leave in January Then, following a defeat at Marseille and a win over Toulouse in the league, Monaco lost 3-0 at Arsenal in matchweek six. It leaves them 16th in the league phase table, but only three points behind Villa in fifth place. After that loss at the Emirates Stadium, Monaco played out a 0-0 draw with Reims before they suffered defeats to Paris Saint-Germain in the league and cup either side of beating Union Saint-Jean. Failure to beat Nantes and then being knocked out of the French Cup via penalties against Reims meant Monaco’s trip to Montpellier was a ‘must win’ to get them back on track. “I think this is the right match to motivate the whole team just before the Champions League,” Mohamed Salisu said before the game. “It is a very important match to get an energy boost and regain confidence in order to best prepare for the match against Aston Villa. We believe in ourselves and we want to take the three points. “We have no doubts, football is about ups and downs depending on the period. We are currently in a bad moment and we have to fight to get back to the top. The season had started very well and we were in good form, we just need to believe in what we are doing on the pitch and listen to the coach’s tactical advice to get back to our level.” But Monaco fell to a shock 2-1 defeat against Jean-Louis Gasset’s Montepellier and Hutter claimed the important match with Villa wasn’t in the minds of his players. Powered by “Today, it’s more than a big disappointment, it’s a real gut punch for us and everyone at the club,” Hutter said after full-time. “At the start of the season, the wins were stacking up, everyone was happy. I have been in professional football for 35 years as a player before and as a coach now. It is not the first time this has happened to me and the main thing I have learned is to stay positive, work on the details and help the team.” Asked if he thought that the Champions League match against Villa could have affected the team’s mentality, Hutter responded: “I don’t think so, I have the feeling that the team was completely focused on this match. You could see that in the first half, we wanted to make the difference quickly but we missed too many chances. In the second half, we wanted to score the second goal but we made an individual error. We then had no right to concede another goal. “We tried to come back after with several chances in the last minutes but it was too little. I have a lot of respect for Montpellier but we needed to impose ourselves to regain confidence. Tuesday will be a completely different match, it’s the Champions League at home, but I don’t think the team already had Aston Villa in mind.” What is your Monaco vs Villa score prediction? Tell us here READ NEXT: Louie Barry makes transfer decision as Aston Villa told he’s ‘ready’ to accept deal Aston Villa transfer news with latest on Garcia and Bade as trio could leave I visited huge new Midland charity shop and wished the previous store never shut down Marks & Spencer has £29.50 ‘best alternative’ to Levi’s that’s £80 cheaper Aston Villa favourite could join Premier League rivals Man City ‘on loan’ Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.
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Despite being linked with the likes of AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund during the winter transfer window, he eventually penned a loan deal at Aston Villa until the end of the season and has since made a positive contribution to Unai Emery’s side with three goals and six assists in 15 appearances.
However, Rashford’s future remains uncertain – but the England international has “never been happier”, according to the Manchester Evening News.
A source reportedly explained how Rashford appreciates Emery’s coaching style and man-management.
Still, the cause of Amorim and Rashford’s frosty relationship is unclear but the 27-year-old could move on to a bigger club this summer.
Marcus Rashford is enjoying life at Aston Villa (Credit:Getty)
The MEN reports that although no ‘definitive’ decision has been made regarding Rashford’s future and he could be of interest to bigger clubs with Barcelona tentatively showing interest over the winter.
After Aston Villa’s 3-2 win (5-4 aggregate defeat) in the Champions League against PSG on Tuesday, Emery was quick to praise Rashford after the 27-year-old registered an assist and put in an overall positive performance.
“He’s feeling comfortable and better, today he played a fantastic match,” said Emery. “The most important thing is that if he’s happy, we are happy. It [signing him in the summer] is difficult to plan now.
“Then, of course, it depends on the circumstances and what happens in the next weeks, and [what we have] in the next year as well.”
Rashford admitted that he was “enjoying his football” after he scored a brace in the FA Cup quarter-final clash against Preston on March 30.
“I think I can get fitter, I missed a lot of football before joining up with them, my body feels good, injury free and just enjoying my football for now,” Rashford told BBC Sport.
“It’s a great feeling, I feel like I’ve been slowly getting better and playing better football since I’ve been here.”
