Alejandro Garnacho was a vitnes of a fantastic and thrilling seven goals encounter between Manchester United and Tottenham in the quarterfinal of the Carabao Cup last night. In fact, he was a participant too, as he came in for Ugarte in the 70th minute but failed to prevent a 4-3 defeat. However, his ‘partner in crime‘ Marcus Rashford watched the game (if he watched it at all) from his home, as he was omitted from the team for the second week in a row. Both players missed the derby day win over Manchester City, but the Argentinian was back in the squad for the Carabao Cup, while Rashford remains on the sidelines. Which off course, raises even more questions and doubts over his long-term future with the Red Devils.EFL Cup: Spurs win the craziest game of entire 2024, after almost dropping a 3-0 lead against Man UtdThe player‘s ‘explosive‘ interview in which he stated that he is ready to move on, was obviously not well timed. And logically, coach Ruben Amorim had to answer to journalists questions about Rashford and not the game itself. But he refused to confirm that the United‘s forward was omitted due to his interview.“Selection. I chose the players that I feel are ready to cope with the demands of playing a strong game. So, I try to visualise all week and then chose my players. It’s always the same with every player, not just Marcus. So, in the end, I have to make a selection and did it“ he told Sky Sports.Rashford’s new preferred destination revealed, but there’s one problemA day before the game, he also spoke about the former England international and admitted that he would have preferred if the player came to him before speaking about leaving to the media.“If this was me, probably I would speak with the manager, but let’s focus on Tottenham. We are better with Marcus Rashford, that is simple, and we will try different things to push Marcus to the best levels he showed in the past. This kind of club needs big talent and he’s a big talent, so he just needs to perform at the highest level and that is my focus. I just want to help Marcus. Nothing has changed. We believe in Marcus. Marcus is a player of Manchester United, so there’s no change.“ he said on Wednesday.ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHDAY 17Saturday15:30: (3.50) Aston Villa (3.60) Man.City (2.15)18:00: (2.35) Brentford (3.50) Nott.Forest (3.15)18:00: (4.60) Ipswich (3.90) Newcastle (1.73)18:00: (2.90) West Ham (3.75) Brighton (2.40)20:30: (5.70) Crystal Palace (4.00) Arsenal (1.67)Sunday17:00: (5.30) Everton (4.00) Chelsea (1.63)17:00: (1.45) Fulham (4.50) Southampton (7.00)17:00: (2.55) Leicester (3.65) Wolverhampton (2.75)17:00: (1.90) Man.Utd. (3.70) Bournemouth (4.40)19:30: (4.10) Tottenham (4.40) Liverpool (1.80)***odds are subject to change***
