Erik ten Hag makes Marcus Rashford prediction after powerful run of type
Erik ten Hag is assured Marcus Rashford “will fly” as soon as he baggage a objective or an help for Manchester United.
Rashford is but to make his mark on the 2024/25 marketing campaign and his performances have been frequently scrutinised after 12 months of detached type.
The Englishman was named in United’s beginning lineup for the journey to Southampton, which noticed Amad recalled on the expense of Alejandro Garnacho, and Ten Hag reiterated his perception that issues will flip round for the 26-year-old.
“”Not solely at this time, however he is in place and he wants a objective or an help. Final recreation he had excellent crosses,” Ten Hag informed TNT Sports activities. “That second will come, we are going to anticipate that momentum after which he’ll fly.
“All strikers wish to rating and from my expertise as soon as a striker begins scoring they will fly.”
Manuel Ugarte, a £43m arrival from Paris Saint-Germain, was included in United’s matchday squad, however settled for a spot on the bench as fellow new arrivals Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee have been all named within the beginning lineup.
Christian Eriksen was additionally introduced again into United’s midfield on the expense of the much-maligned Casemiro, with the Dane’s performances in coaching the important thing motive to Ten Hag selecting him for the sport at St Mary’s.
“He [Eriksen] has had pre-season, in coaching he is had excellent performances. So, he has earned a begin,” Ten Hag stated, earlier than including on Casemiro being disregarded: “We now have a squad and we provide quite a lot of video games, he’ll play I’m satisfied of this.”
The Purple Devils have been comfortably crushed by rivals Liverpool of their final Premier League outing, taking place 3-0 at Previous Trafford thanks to 2 targets from Luis Diaz and a twelfth strike in opposition to United for Mohamed Salah.
Newly-promoted Southampton, in the meantime, have misplaced all three of their video games again within the prime flight and sit within the backside three alongside Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
