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Mark Ogden reacts to comments made by Marcus Rashford about his future with Manchester United. (1:31)

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has played down the prospects of a January move for wantaway Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

Rashford confirmed on Tuesday night that he was "ready for a new challenge and next steps," signalling his intent to leave the club after being dropped from United's squad for Sunday's derby win at Manchester City.

Prior to Postecoglou's arrival, Spurs have been credited with an interest in Rashford but speaking on Wednesday ahead of Tottenham's EFL Cup quarterfinal tie against United, he said: "If I looked at everyone we were linked to, I'd have no time for anything else. I've got other people to do that part of the process. For us, we've been pretty disciplined in terms of what we are trying to do here and we'll continue to be so."

Pushed on whether that meant no, Postecoglou replied: "That's not on my radar. You can ask me about Marcus but you can ask me about every Premier League footballer and I'm going to say the same thing.

"[I have] no interest [in what's he said], don't care. He's a Man Utd player, a very good player. They've got plenty of good players. But I manage my players and I guess other managers will manage their own players. In terms of Marcus' situation, I have got no real desire to examine it any further."

United boss Ruben Amorim told reporters on Wednesday that he wants to keep Rashford at Old Trafford, saying he "just wants to help" him.

Spurs will be without centre-backs Micky van de Ven (hamstring) and Cristian Romero (thigh) until the New Year due to injury while Destiny Udogie is a doubt to face United on Thursday due to fatigue.

Postecoglou added that Mikey Moore (illness) and Ben Davies could return next week while Richarlison (hamstring) is set to be available in the first week of January.