MARCUS RASHFORD and Alejandro Garnacho were DROPPED from Manchester United’s derby day squad travelling to City.
The forwards were not named in United’s starting 11 or subs bench ahead of the Sunday evening trip to City.
Leading the line for United is Mason Mount, Amad Diallo and Rasmus Hojlund with Antony and Joshua Zirkzee benched.
And explaining his decision, United boss Ruben Amorim said: “We try to evaluate everything training performance, game performances, engagement with team-mates, push their team-mates up.
“Everything is on the line when we analyse and try to choose the players. It is my selection. Simple.
“I don’t want to send a message it is simply an evaluation and they know it. The players are really, really smart.
“Everybody understands my decision and I have to choose. It is simple selection.
“Of course the context is difficult because we have to win games and we have a difficult …