Ruben Amorim denied that Manchester United would be “embarrassed” if Marcus Rashford is loaned to Aston Villa and the forward proves a prolific scorer there.

The head coach spoke after overseeing United’s 2-0 loss against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, a seventh home league defeat in their opening 13 games, which matches the club’s poorest-ever start, in the 1893‑94 season. The result was made all the worse when Lisandro Martínez was taken off on a stretcher in the second half with Amorim describing the injury as a “serious situation”.

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