Erik ten Hag is against the prospect of Manchester United selling Marcus Rashford.
Rashford has scored only seven goals this season and was disciplined for attending a birthday party hours after the 3-0 derby defeat to City in October and embarking on a boozy trip to Belfast in January. Friction has also been visible between Rashford and United matchgoers.
Under the profitability and sustainability rules, an academy sale represents a pure profit and Paris Saint-Germain expressed interest in signing the 26-year-old. Rashford's brother and agent, Dwaine Maynard, met PSG officials before the forward signed a new contract last year.
Rashford inked a five-year deal worth £325,000 a week in July and Ten Hag expressed his preference for United to keep the academy graduate.
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"We did not sign him last season for five years with the intention to sell him now," Ten Hag stressed. "He should be part of this project. So it is not a subject we don't talk about."
United head into Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool 17 points behind Jurgen Klopp's side in the Premier League table. League Cup holders Liverpool have only lost two domestic matches this season whereas United have already suffered 11 league defeats.
Former United manager David Moyes infamously billed Liverpool as favourites on the eve of their 3-0 victory at Old Trafford in March 2014. Ten Hag did not offer a direct answer when asked if Liverpool were favourites for this weekend's cup tie.
"It's a difficult one," he admitted. "I never think about who's favourite, it starts on zero. Make sure we are ready and I don't think about the opposition.
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