Manchester United's new boss, Ruben Amorim, has started asserting his influence on the team by vowing to end the practice of players treating international breaks as opportunities for leisure trips.
This comes after Marcus Rashford and Casemiro were spotted on recent getaways during their time off from national team duty, with Rashford attending an NBA game in New York and Casemiro visiting Disney World in Florida.
Although Amorim didn't directly criticise the duo, he made it clear that such trips wouldn't be allowed under his management in the future. He stated, "Would I set a different structure? Yes, for sure. But we cannot put this on the players.
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"They told them they have five days off so they can fly anywhere. Because nobody in the club says you cannot fly. So we cannot, this time, put that on Rash or Case."
Meanwhile, former Manchester United player Gary Neville expressed his disapproval of the players' decisions, especially given their recent subpar performances and the club's current turmoil.
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford attended an NBA game in the US (Image: (Image: NBAE via Getty Images))
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He believed that not only did it look bad, but it also wasn't the most effective way to spend their recovery time: "I'm not that wound up about Rashford and Casemiro going over to the United States.
"But what I'm asking is, if you've got a four-day break, Portland is a 12-hour flight and an eight-hour time difference, your jet-lag is bad, and you feel a bit [rough]," reports the Express.
"They went to Portland, and I'm asking the question based on professionalism – you're playing badly, the team are losing, your 13th in the league, and there is a new manager coming in – would you choose that trip as a break to recharge your batteries? That's not a recharging trip. It's not right that."