Postecoglou drops verdict on ]Rashford ahead of Carabao Cup QF against Man Utd

Ange Postecoglou has given his opinion on Marcus Rashford's admission that he is ready to leave Manchester United.

Postecoglou's Spurs face United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Thursday evening, but the build-up to the match was dominated by Rashford's surprising comments.

After being left out of Ruben Amorim's squad for Sunday's Manchester derby, Rashford revealed to journalist Henry Winter that he is 'ready for a new challenge' as he strongly hinted his future lies away from Old Trafford.

Postecoglou was asked at his press conference on Wednesday about his reaction to Rashford's situation and gave a blunt answer.

“Not interested, I don't care,” Postecoglou said. 'He's a Man United player, a very good player. They have plenty of good players.

'But I manage my players and I think other managers will manage their own players. But as far as Marcus' situation is concerned, I don't really have any desire to investigate it further.”

It is currently unclear where Rashford could go if he leaves United, but Tottenham could be an option with captain Son Heung-min struggling for form on the left wing, where the Red Devils forward usually operates.

Yet Postecoglou had no intention of pondering that idea on Wednesday, instead turning his attention to trying to take Spurs one step closer to their first silver medal since 2008.

It has since emerged that Tottenham have no need to worry about Rashford on Thursday evening as he has once again been omitted from United's squad.

Alejandro Garnacho, who was left out of the squad alongside Rashford on Sunday, is back in the traveling party for the trip to north London.

Rashford was sent home from training on Monday after feeling unwell, but was able to return to his old school on Tuesday to deliver 420 Christmas presents to schoolchildren.

It was there that he spoke to Winter about his future at United and the possibility of leaving his boyhood club.

Amorim was asked about Rashford at his own press conference on Wednesday morning, and he insisted the door remains open for the England international to work his way back into his plans.

'We are better with Marcus Rashford, that's simple and we will try different things to get Marcus to the best level he has shown in the past. And that's it,” Amorim said.

'I think it's right. We have a new challenge here. It is a difficult task, for me it is the biggest challenge in football because we are in a difficult situation and I said this is one of the biggest clubs in the world. This is a whole new challenge and the biggest. I really hope that all my players are ready for this new challenge.”