Gary Neville has blasted Marcus Rashford’s decision to spend the first half of the international break on holiday in the United States after he was spotted at a basketball game in Portland. Rashford and Casemiro were both in attendance across the Atlantic, while other players not selected for their countries were among the first to meet new boss Ruben Amorim at Carrington.
The Manchester United No. 10 has scored just four goals this season and infuriated some supporters when he was spotted at New York’s Madison Square Garden, rather than on the training pitch.
Neville is among those who believe, in the third international break in as many months, Rashford and Casemiro were wrong to travel such a distance on the week United’s new head coach arrived.
“The professionalism, looking after your body and making sure you’re best prepared for the next training session is critical to every decision you make during the season,” Neville opened with on Stick to Football.
“He [Marcus Rashford] has got a mental break, he’s got to get away and has got to rest with friends – then you talk about the choice of venue.
“How far do you fly, what’s the time difference, is that going to give a jet lag issue, is that going to give a stiffness issue from being on a flight for 12 hours?
“This is on Casemiro more than Rashford, but if I’m 30 years old and I’m looking after my body – and he’s won five Champions Leagues and is an unbelievable player – but if he was away with Brazil for 10 days, we would say he would struggle this weekend because he’s been away.
“They [Casemiro and Marcus Rashford] have chosen that international break. If you are talking about the minor details in being as professional as you can be and as prepared you can be for a training session on a Monday night, that isn’t the best choice of venue.”
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