Man United coach Amorim explains why it won't be embarrassing if Marcus Rashford finds form at Aston Villa
Ruben Amorim insists it will not be "embarrassing" for Manchester United if Marcus Rashford regains form for Aston Villa.
Rashford, 27, is on the verge of completing a loan to Villa for the rest of the season, having not played for United since December 12.
Despite the United forward's matchday squad exile stretching to 13 games, he has still scored more Premier League goals than £108.5million strikers Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee.
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Hojlund and Zirkzee were both dropped for the 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday as Amorim trialled Kobbie Mainoo as a false nine.
"Humiliating?" Amorim asked in response to a question on Rashford's imminent transfer to Villa. "It’s not embarrassing.
"When you loan a player - and I don’t think it’s official - you expect him to play and to improve, so there is nothing humiliating there.
"I understand the question but I am just focused on my players, that’s all. When the window closes, I will be really focused on just our team and to improve our team."
Villa will pay a loan fee, cover the majority of Rashford's £325,000-a-week salary and have the option to buy the England international in the summer. Rashford is having a medical at Villa today and the club could announce his arrival later this evening.
United have failed to score in nine games this season and have dropped to 13th in the Premier League table following their 11th loss of the campaign.
Palace's triumph marked a fifth home defeat in United's past six league matches but Amorim felt the performance was an improvement on the win against bottom club Southampton last month.
"The performance improved," Amorim suggested. "Not a lot, but I think we played better than the other games, even against Southampton, we played better today.
"But when you continue to lose, especially at home, you have that feeling it’s nothing, the small improvement of the team. Let’s go again and see the next game."
