Man Utd fans unveil anti-Marcus Rashford banner in away end days after he revealed plan to leave Old Trafford
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.
The 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.”
Any 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.