Gary Neville blasts Marcus Rashford and Casemiro for attending an NBA game during the international break

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has heavily criticized Marcus Rashford and Casemiro for their trips to the United States during the International break. Rashford attended an NBA game on Saturday (November 16). He was at Madison Square Garden in New York to see the New York Knicks face the Brooklyn Nets after he wasn’t selected for the England squad during the international break yet again. The once-England regular has now regularly been left out of Three Lions duty due to his topsy-turvy form with his club.

Meanwhile, Casemiro’s Instagram post suggests that he also flew to the States to Orlando for a family holiday at the Famous Disney World. He's been absent from Brazil's squad over the past year amid a disappointing period at Old Trafford.

Gary Neville slammed Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Casemiro

Neville ripped into the Manchester United duo and labeled them “unprofessional” as he spoke on the Sky Bet’s Stick to Football podcast. Neville said, “The professionalism, looking after your body and making sure you’re best prepared for the next training session is critical to every decision you make during the season.

"He has got a mental break, he’s got to get away and has got to rest with friends - then you talk about the choice of venue. How far do you fly? What’s the time difference? Is that going to give a jet lag issue Is that going to give a stiffness issue from being on a flight for 12 hours?

“This is on Casemiro more than Rashford, but if I’m 30 years old and I’m looking after my body – and he’s won five Champions Leagues and is an unbelievable player - but if he was away with Brazil for 10 days, we would say he would struggle this weekend because he’s been away."

Neville continued:

"They [Casemiro and Marcus Rashford] have chosen that international break. If you're talking about the minor details in being as professional as you can be and as prepared you can be for a training session on a Monday night, that isn’t the best choice of venue.

“I’m not that wound up about Rashford and Casemiro going over to the United States, but what I’m asking is, if you’ve got a four-day break, Portland is a 12-hour flight and an eight-hour time difference, your jet lag is bad, and you feel a bit [rough]."

“They went to Portland, and I’m asking the question based on professionalism - you’re playing badly, the team are losing, you're 13th in the league, and there's a new manager coming in – would you choose that trip as a break to recharge your batteries? That’s not a recharging trip. It’s not right that.” 

Neville did not hold back at all and called both of them out, especially Rashford, because of his struggling form and suggested he should be looking after himself more professionally. He blamed Casemiro more because of his experience and success; even then, he displayed professionalism and did not set a good example. Is Neville being a little too harsh on the Manchester United starters?