Ruben Amorim says managing has already aged him 10 years - and then took a huge swipe at .

United boss Amorim celebrates his 40th birthday on Monday and will do so after what he called a “lucky” win at thanks to .

But Amorim also said he would rather put his veteran 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital on the bench ahead of Rashford - because he only wants players who give everything in training.

Amorim said: “It's not 40... I'm 50! After two months at it's 50. It's a privilege to spend my 40th birthday here.”

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Then on Rashford, Amorim was brutal about the United striker who looks set to leave before the end of the window as he is angling for a move to .

Amorim said: "We missed a little bit of pace to go and change the game and move some pieces. But I prefer it like that. I would put Vital before I put the player who does not give the maximum every day so I will not change in that department.

"It’s always the same reason. The reason is the training. The way I see what a footballer should do in training, in life, every day. If things don’t change, I will not change.

"Same situation for every player, if you do the maximum, if you do the right things, we can use every player." Martinez was lucky to still be on the pitch to score the deflected winner after a two-footed lunge at Fulham’s Adama Traore.

Amorim said: "I cannot spend two months saying we need to be too aggressive and fight more and then say Licha don't fight. The important thing is Licha doesn't want to hurt another player. He's committed."

Rashford has not featured under Amorim since December 12 before giving a bombshell interview declaring his desire to leave less than a week later. He has only been named in one matchday squad since - in the 2-0 loss to on December 30.

Amorim has previously played coy on Rashford's future after being pressed on whether he will leave before the transfer deadline on February 3.

When asked about the England star in the lead-up to Sunday's game, he replied: "I don't know. I really don't know," he said. "Guys, it's eight days. We will see in the end of the window what happened. And then we will talk about that in the moment."

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