Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is not backing down on his decision to keep forward Marcus Rashford out of his plans at Old Trafford, despite their recent on-field struggles.

Amorim called into question Rashford's professionalism, insisting he is not seeing what he needs "in training and in life".

Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on The Monday Night Club

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Marcus Rashford has to train properly, maybe but effort in. It's quite basic, what Ruben Amorim said. We've heard managers call out players before. It's not that difficult.

For whatever reason, Rashford is playing up and I'm afraid that is totally unacceptable.

Rashford does have a problem, whether you like it or not. He's got inflated wages and so on.

We all know Marcus Rashford was a wonderful footballer, probably still is but with Amorim coming out publicly and saying these things, it isn't doing him any favours for potential suitors, people who are looking to sign him.

What Amorim's done is an absolute last resort, he's well within his rights to do it. He's not asking for anything extraordinary, he's just asking for Marcus Rashford to go in and apply himself every day. He's too big for his boots.

Steph Houghton
Former Manchester City and England captain on The Monday Night Club

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There has to be some sort of sacrifice from Marcus Rashford.

You either get your head down, you work hard which should just be a given as a footballer,

It's going to be hard for Ruben Amorim to trust Rashford again. Rashford has been made an example of.

He's 27, I think sometimes we still perceive him as quite a young professional but he's really not.

As a footballer, you've got a new England manager coming in and the mindset should be that you want to do absolutely everything to try and get into the England side.

England forward Marcus Rashford has been warned there is "no way back for him" at Manchester United after his professionalism was questioned by manager Ruben Amorim.

Rashford, 27, has not played for United since 12 December and on Sunday Amorim said he would rather have 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital in his squad rather than "a player who doesn't give the maximum every day".

Former United defender Rio Ferdinand, a six-time Premier League title winner, says Rashford will have to leave Old Trafford.

"If I was the player the manager said that about, my heart, my pride, my ego - it's embarrassment," said Ferdinand on his Rio Presents YouTube channel, external.

"For someone to question your application, to question you giving 100 per cent for the team, saying you're lacking effort and taking shortcuts, that's a damning comment. There's no way back for Marcus after that.

"If he did come back that means other players can take their foot off the gas and have a way back into the team and take shortcuts."

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OK, forget Aguero - THAT is real drama.

Michael in Lincolnshire: Hi Phil, it seems to me that Spurs have been hit by the perfect storm which has led to a vicious cycle. Enough clichés. The project is clear, in my opinion we need to stick with it no matter. Some projects seem to gain immediate effect but mostly they take time. If you look at how we are building it's an exciting future. I know most want the Mary Poppins effect, click your fingers and it's done but do you think Spurs should stick with Ange in this sticky patch and back him in the market now with more experienced players.

Phil: Hello, Michael. It is clear Ange Postecoglou needs to get results and very quickly. Spurs’ Premier League position of 15th is unacceptable but, for now at least, chairman Daniel Levy has not acted.

I think there is an understanding that Postecoglou has been hit by an horrendous injury list in all key areas of the team, from goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario right the way through, although there have to be questions about the manager’s decision to bring Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven back so quickly after absences against Chelsea in December, both then getting long-term injuries.

I can understand the current thinking of giving Postecoglou time, especially with the Carabao Cup semi-final coming at Liverpool, where Spurs have a 1-0 lead, then an FA Cup tie at Aston Villa. We do know, however, that Levy is not renowned for patience with his managers.

One more point. Just saying “sack Ange Postecoglou” is the very easy part of this equation. If Spurs did sack Postecoglou, who is out there and realistically available who is a definite upgrade and would come to the club in its current situation? Not many. And the idea of Levy having to revert to Ryan Mason as a stop-gap for a third time would be a very poor reflection on his history of managerial decision making. How Spurs support Postecoglou in the remaining days of this transfer window will be very interesting to observe.

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David, Bromborough: Morning Phil, what are your early thoughts of David Moyes back at Everton?

Phil: Hi, David. I have never bought into the idea of David Moyes returning to Everton on the many occasions this was mooted in the past, feeling it was a backward step, but this time I totally get it and understand exactly why this appointment was made after Sean Dyche's sacking.

The club needed someone of Premier League experience and pedigree – and Moyes himself has looked genuinely thrilled and re-invigorated to be back at Everton. And, best of all for Everton fans, he has had two very good wins against Tottenham and Brighton.

Those who were sceptical, and there were plenty, are feeling a lot better now. So far so good, and you can just tell by Moyes’ body language and his interviews that he feels right back at home.

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BBC Sport football news reporter

Manager Ange Postecoglou has called for "help" in the transfer window, with strikers topping the agenda at Tottenham.

A six-week knee injury for Dominic Solanke has only increased the need as Postecoglou looks for a forward that can play multiple positions in his attack.

Richarlison was substituted to boos on Sunday with 17-year-old winger Mikey Moore the only option on the bench.

The anger was at the fact that, while chasing a game, Spurs had to take off a striker who was simply not fit enough to continue.

Postecoglou had 10 players out for the 2-1 defeat by Leicester on Sunday but Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence are among those returning within the next week or two - reducing the need to sign a defender.

PSG's Randall Kolo Muani, who has since joined Juventus, was rumoured to have been a target.

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Tottenham left White Hart Lane, which had hosted their matches since 1899 - in 2017 and moved into Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019 and a briefly using Wembley as a temporary home.

The new 62,850-capacity venue looks marvellous, with it's swooping roof and towering south stand.

It was built not just to house Tottenham but also to be a multi-purpose venue and has staged music events, boxing cards and NFL matches.

The stadium also has a go-karting track under the south stand and offers people the opportunity to experience the 'Dare Skywalk' - where they walk up the side of the stadium to the roof and then over a glass walkway around the golden cockerel on above the south stand to either enjoy the view into the stadium or even abseil down.

"It's all well and good building this gigantic infrastructure of a stadium, us fans were promised a statue in memoriam to Bill Nicholson at the gates," Jamie Coughlan from Change for Tottenham told BBC Sport.

"This was promised and promised and promised and all of a sudden it went completely quiet and Beyonce's being announced [to perform at the stadium] next.

"The reason they wouldn't put something like that up is that an entertainment venue cannot be seen to be biased to one particular sport. We've got all this infrastructure but the question needs to be asked - for what reason did they build it? Was it for the football or was it to create a multi-purpose venue?"

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Scenes!

Daran: Good Morning Phil. This season is very intriguing in regards to sustainability rules focusing the minds of the bigger clubs... that said, do you think this gives hope to smaller clubs making progress in regards to catching up to the big boys?

Phil: Good morning to you, Daran. You have seen and heard clubs having to be more careful about what they spend and we have seen the likes of Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth moving into and around the top six so maybe the gap is closing. I really hope so because the feats of those two have greatly enhanced the Premier League this season – and wouldn’t it be great if clubs could break through the glass ceiling and the league did not become some sort of cartel?

I was at The Vitality Stadium on Saturday, and while it was a bad day for Forest they have still done brilliantly this season while Bournemouth were just outstanding. A real joy to watch. More power to both of them.

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Daniel Levy was appointed to the board of Tottenham in December 2000 and he replaced Sir Alan Sugar as chairman in February 2001 when ENIC bought a controlling stake in the club.

During the 24 years that Levy and ENIC have been involved with Spurs, the club has seen 24 managers take their place in the dugout, with little success to celebrate - as the banner held up in the stadium on Sunday suggested.

George Graham was relieved of his duties almost immediately when ENIC came into the club and there have been 12 permanent managers in place, including Ange Postecoglou, in the meantime.

1. Glenn Hoddle
2. Jacques Santini
3. Martin Jol
4. Juande Ramos
5. Harry Redknapp
6. Andre Villas-Boas
7. Tim Sherwood
8. Mauricio Pochettino
9. Jose Mourinho
10. Nuno Espirito Santo
11. Antonio Conte
12. Ange Postecoglou

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Sunday's fan protest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was just the beginning, according to Jamie Coughlan from Change for Tottenham.

After playing Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday, Tottenham don't have another home fixture until Manchester United visit on 16 February and Coughlan says that meeting with the Red Devils will be a focus.

Coughlan did lay some of the blame at the feet of Ange Postecoglou but believes the Australian was dealt a tough hand when he arrived at the club in the summer of 2023.

"There is blame to be held at Ange [Postecoglou] but at the same time you have to look at what he's inherited compared to previous managers," Coughlan said.

"He lost Harry Kane six weeks after he came into the job, that's losing 25 goals a season.

"The board have neglected the footballing side by stripping it back slowly and steadily- they're decreasing our wage structures.....the blame lies between every single person involved the club. Some fans think that fans are to blame, some think it's solely on Ange, some think it's solely on Levy... there's a common denominator in the managers we've had... they've all felt let down by the ownership."

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Jamie Coughlan a member of supporters group, Change for Tottenham, spoke to BBC Sport yesterday after fans decided to display a banner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

Coughlan believes that results this season and the general state of the club has led to a swell in support for their group.

"The support against Levy Out and ENIC [majority owner] Out is growing tremendously," Coughlan said.

"If you were to go back a year and hold up the banners that we held up [on Sunday] they wouldn't have had the support we had. We had fans asking to help hold them out and that says a lot.

"I know season ticket holders... that have refused to go to games. There's people who refuse to give their money. There seems to be this massive disconnect between the fans and the people running the club.

"We have reached out to the club twice... raising genuine questions and the club have opted to ignore it. We've spoken to the THST - the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust - they've been told you can't really ask certain questions because at this point the board will not respond to you."

Tottenham have failed to win any of their last seven Premier League games (D1 L6), their longest winless run in the top-flight since a nine matches between May and October 2008.

So it's no surprise to see manager Ange Postecoglou firmly under the spotlight, although he has been consistent in his defence, claiming injuries to key players is to blame rather than his tactical approach.

Some senior players are starting to make their way out of the treatment room, with Cristian Romero and Mickey Van de Ven close to making a timely return.

Spurs have some important games on the horizon and that duo, along with any others that are passed fit, could provide a huge boost.

• Tottenham v Elfsborg - Europa League (Thursday, 20:00 GMT)
• Brentford v Tottenham - Premier League (Sunday, 14:00 GMT)
• Liverpool v Tottenham (0-1) - Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg (6 February, 20:00 GMT)
• Aston Villa v Tottenham - FA Cup (9 February, 17:35 GMT)
• Tottenham v Manchester United - Premier League (16 February, 16:30 GMT)