Ruben Amorim fires new dig at Marcus Rashford and makes damning claim about their relationship at Man Utd

Ruben Amorim has appeared to aim a new dig at Marcus Rashford after the Manchester United forward completed a loan move to Aston Villa.

Rashford was officially announced by Villa on Sunday evening after signing a loan deal until the end of the season.

As part of the contract, Unai Emery's side have an option to buy the 27-year-old in the summer for a set fee, believed to be £40 million.

Should Rashford's loan spell be successful, therefore, it appears he may have already played his final game for his boyhood club.

Amorim has allegedly intimated that regardless, with talkSPORT claiming that he told Rashford that he would not play again under him if he didn't leave in January.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of United's FA Cup clash against Leicester City, which kicks off at 8pm on Friday, Amorim again made remarks about Rashford, nearly two months on from his last appearance for the club.

He said: "Like we said before, we are fighting for our jobs until the summer and I am just focused on these games.

"Thankfully about Marcus, he is in Birmingham now with Unai, so you can take these questions to another coach.

"I couldn't get Marcus to see the way you're supposed to play football and to train the way I see it.

"It was my decision - and Ty [Malacia] and Antony - to do these loans and to keep some players even without any transfers."

Amorim was not able to directly replace Antony or Rashford with a new forward during the transfer window, but was able to bring in Patrick Dorgu from Lecce to effectively allow Malacia to be loaned out.

Speaking in his first official interview as a Villa player, Rashford commented: "It's a club that's in a good position in the league, and they're pushing to get higher. Still in the Champions League, a good, ambitious manager and great talent in the squad.

"I've had to choose somewhere where I feel my style of football is suited to, and can help them and help me rediscover and improve as a player.

"Obviously it's only short-term loan I'm here, so I want to make the most of my time here, and the only way to do that is by using my attributes and my skillset to help the team."