Gary Neville reveals why he believes Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho could both leave Man United this month as Ruben Amorim looks to remould his squad

Gary Neville believes Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho could both be sold by Man United this January as part of Ruben Amorim’s bid to take control of the club.

The Portuguese boss made the huge call to drop both players from his matchday squad for last month’s Manchester derby. 

Rashford has not played since while Garnacho has been limited to just 80 minutes of action in the FA Cup. 

The future of both players looks uncertain with Rashford claiming in a bombshell interview that he was ready to leave his boyhood club for a ‘new challenge’. Garnacho, meanwhile, is reportedly attracting interest from the likes of Napoli. 

And Gary Neville, who won eight Premier League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson, believes Amorim is following the Scottish great’s playbook. 

‘It’s been in the news in the last 24 hours that bids are coming in for Garnacho. There’s been news stories about Rashford going on loan or to another club, it genuinely wouldn’t surprise me if Ruben Amorim made these big types of calls,’ Neville said on The Overlap US podcast.

Marcus Rashford has not played a single minute for a Man United for over a month

While Alejandro Garnacho has also found his opportunities limited under Ruben Amorim

Gary Neville believes the Portuguese manager is making a statement to wrestle control

‘I don’t think he’s got anything to lose. We’ve seen it all over, ten years, whereby these talented players who haven’t delivered on a consistent basis that will not get Manchester United to the top. 

‘If you think about what Sir Alex Ferguson did over many, many years. Sometimes some of the major fallouts were with the big players but that was for him to wrestle control.

‘Norman Whiteside and Paul McGrath were let go in his early days and, beyond that, Jaap Stam leaving, David Beckham left and Roy Keane left and Ruud Van Nistelrooy left. Massive players that you thought “these are big players, they can’t leave”.

‘He did it to wrestle control whether you liked it or didn’t like it, agreed with it or didn’t agree with it. 

Amorim’s side have recovered from four successive defeats by following up a creditable Premier League 2-2 draw at Liverpool by battling past Arsenal in Sunday’s FA Cup third-round clash. 

With three home matches on the trot – against Southampton, Brighton and Rangers in the Europa League, January offers Amorim the opportunity to gain some momentum at Man United.

But, with the transfer window open, Neville believes the biggest decisions the 39-year-old could make this month are off the pitch. 

‘This will be a big transfer window,’ Neville added.

It’s a big month for Amorim with some winnable home games and the transfer window open

David Beckham was sold to Real Madrid in 2003 after falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson

And the Scottish manager wasn’t afraid to get rid of star striker Ruud van Nistelrooy either

‘It might not be as big as we think but if Garnacho and Rashford were to go, they would be big moves. It wouldn’t surprise me if there was a mini clear-out and he brought in one or two players.’  

‘Maybe Ruben Amorim has to go basically for the most high-profile players and say, “I’m in charge here, I don’t care who you are, I’m the one who is going to be implementing the standards at the football club and if you don’t quite hit them, I don’t care how talented or valuable you are, what the fans think of you, what your pay packets are, you’re done”.