Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has “100 per cent perception” in Marcus Rashford, who endured an alarming drop in kind final season that culminated in lacking out on a spot in England’s Euro 2024 squad.
Rashford managed solely eight objectives in 2023/24, in comparison with a career-high 30 the yr earlier than. There have been stories in January of a disciplinary assembly after the participant missed coaching following an evening out in Belfast and was subsequently dropped for an FA Cup tie.
A tabloid report earlier this summer season even claimed that United have been able to promote Rashford, however Ten Hag has given his backing to the 26-year-old and expects the appointment of recent assistant coach Ruud van Nistelrooy to have a optimistic impression on all United’s forwards.
“The explanation Ruud is right here is evident, he may help the strikers, however he’s way more than this,” mentioned Ten Hag. “With Rashford he can solely show himself. He’s succesful, he scores so many objectives already at a comparatively younger age, he’s able to it. I am assured, 100 per cent perception, he can do the identical as few years in the past.”
Rashford has scored 131 objectives in 402 United appearances since making his senior breakthrough as an 18-year-old in 2016. In addition to getting 30 in 2022/23, he surpassed 20 in all competitions in successive seasons in 2019/20 and 2020/21. A disappointing four-goal return in 2021/22 was the results of each recovering from a shoulder damage and missing consistency in his function amid a troublesome interval for the membership, and not using a everlasting supervisor for greater than half the marketing campaign.
There may be wholesome competitors for attacking locations this coming season, with Joshua Zirkzee signed from Bologna to enrich Rasmus Hojlund, and Jadon Sancho again within the fold following clear the air talks with Ten Hag. Alejandro Garnacho can be equally at residence on both flank.
Van Nistelrooy scored 150 objectives in simply years for United 20 years in the past and has returned to the membership following a powerful begin to his teaching profession at PSV Eindhoven.
