Ruben Amorim may have only been in charge of Manchester United for a little over two months, but he has already shown he isn't afraid of speaking with unabashed honesty in his post match press conferences.

Amorim was all over the back pages last weekend when he suggested this United team may be the worst in the club's history. Despite a 1-0 win over Fulham on Sunday evening, he once again captured the headlines when asked about Marcus Rashford's continued absence from the squad.

Asked why Rashford was not involved at Craven Cottage, Amorim said: "It’s the same, it’s always the same reason. The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life, it’s every day, every detail.

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"So, if things don’t change, I will not change. It’s the same situation for every player. If you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player.

"And you can see it today on the bench, we miss a little bit of pace to go and change the game, move some pieces. But I prefer it like that. I will put (Jorge) Vital on before I put a player on that doesn’t give the maximum every day. So, I will not change in that department."

Vital is United's 63-year-old goalkeeping coach. It was a damning indictment of Rashford, who the Manchester Evening News revealed last week is doing double training sessions amid his squad exile and remains available and willing to play for the club.

That is despite the England international outlining his desire to pursue a new challenge last month, and with the likes of AC Milan, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Como and Besiktas being linked with a move for the 27-year-old this month.

Amorim hasn't been afraid to ruffle feathers and has fiercely stuck to the system and principles that brought him success as manager of Sporting CP, despite criticism over United's mixed results so far.

But former Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given believes that sort of strength and honesty has been missing in the dugout at Old Trafford in recent times and he feels United fans will appreciate the 40-year-old not trying to 'pull the wool over their eyes'.

"It is strong and I think that is what Manchester United have lacked for a few years," Given said on Match of the Day 2. "The fans aren't stupid. In the past, maybe managers have tried to pull the wool over their eyes but they see the players perform and see that it is not good enough.

"I just think Ruben has been really honest. He's said if you don't train hard and look after yourself away from the pitch and dedicate your life to the game, then you are not going to be part of his team."

Lisandro Martinez's goal was enough for United to record a much-needed Premier League win over Fulham on Sunday evening. The win lifted United up to 12th in the Premier League table and they will now look to kick on and secure their passage through to the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday when they travel to Romania to take on FCSB.